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Title: 75 Years Ago Today.
Post by: mongers on September 01, 2014, 07:32:10 PM
Nazi German invaded Poland.

Anyone found an interesting op-ed or reflective piece of journalism on the anniversary?
Title: Re: 75 Years Ago Today.
Post by: 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?
Title: Re: 75 Years Ago Today.
Post by: Caliga on September 01, 2014, 07:48:55 PM
Because Stalin was trying to help the Poles.  Duh!  Putin is good at helping people in that manner too. :)
Title: Re: 75 Years Ago Today.
Post by: Darth Wagtaros on September 01, 2014, 07:54:03 PM
The Soviets liberated The Baltics and Poland from the tyranny of self-rule. 
Title: Re: 75 Years Ago Today.
Post by: Josquius on September 01, 2014, 08:41:02 PM
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.
Title: Re: 75 Years Ago Today.
Post by: grumbler on September 01, 2014, 08:54:50 PM
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. 
Title: Re: 75 Years Ago Today.
Post by: Syt on September 02, 2014, 02:26:46 AM
Quote from: mongers on September 01, 2014, 07:32:10 PM
Anyone found an interesting op-ed or reflective piece of journalism on the anniversary?

http://languish.org/forums/index.php/topic,11854.0.html