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Started by mongers, September 01, 2014, 07:32:10 PM

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mongers

Nazi German invaded Poland.

Anyone found an interesting op-ed or reflective piece of journalism on the anniversary?
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Josephus

Here's a serious question I have.

So Germany invaded Poland. England, France, DOWd Germany.

Russia invades Poland a week later.....no one DOWs Stalin.

How come?
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Caliga

Because Stalin was trying to help the Poles.  Duh!  Putin is good at helping people in that manner too. :)
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Darth Wagtaros

The Soviets liberated The Baltics and Poland from the tyranny of self-rule. 
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Josquius

Quote from: Josephus on September 01, 2014, 07:34:15 PM
Here's a serious question I have.

So Germany invaded Poland. England, France, DOWd Germany.

Russia invades Poland a week later.....no one DOWs Stalin.

How come?
iIRC the soviets didn't actually DOW Poland and were just claiming to be defending the Belarusian and Ukrainian minorities (Hmm.... That sounds familiar....) since Poland had collapses due to the German invasion.

It was noted however and helped push along the crazy plans to bomb the soviets during the winter war.
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grumbler

Quote from: Josephus on September 01, 2014, 07:34:15 PM
Here's a serious question I have.

So Germany invaded Poland. England, France, DOWd Germany.

Russia invades Poland a week later.....no one DOWs Stalin.

How come?

Lots of plans to DOW Stalin collapsed because during the Nazi onslaught of 1940. 
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