Tag: Nazi Germany

German-Soviet Alliance: How Soviet Union Enabled Hitler’s Conquests

German-Soviet Alliance: How Soviet Union Enabled Hitler’s Conquests

Everybody knows about the "German" attack on Poland and how it started the Second World War. Some even know about the German – Soviet pact of 1939. which divided the Poland into two interest areas before the invasion had even begun. This pact is regarded as a moment of opportunism, a temporary alignment of interests … Continue reading German-Soviet Alliance: How Soviet Union Enabled Hitler’s Conquests →

Attack on Poland – 1 – 17 September

Attack on Poland – 1 – 17 September

Preliminary Incidents Hitler had given top priority to engineering an incident that would provoke the Poland into retaliation and thus justify German invasion. On 5 August 1939 the head of the SD (the Security Service of the SS), Reinhard Heydrich, entrusted the 28-year-old Alfred Naujoks with the task of creating just such an incident. To … Continue reading Attack on Poland – 1 – 17 September →