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You are welcome. Where are you.

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The statement that "East Prussia was cut off by a land bridge referred to as the Polish Corridor; this more than anything set the ground for war with Poland" is debatable. It certainly gave a pretext to the Nazis, and the debate over WW2's causes is ongoing; but to say that it "set the ground" ignores Hitler's obvious intent to make war on his neighbors. I'm told that Putin, in his interview with Tucker Carlson, tried to blame WW2 on the Danzig corridor and Polish (!) intransigence; obviously he said this as an indirect justification ("see what you made me do") for his assault on Ukraine.

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Well, you have a point. Maybe Versailles was the setup for the second half

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Hitler blamed others for the Polish invasion. In his twisted view he was acting to ‘defend’ Germany- see what you made me do indeed.

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Very interesting, thank you. Our school curriculum has been covering this subject, though in broader strokes. I appreciate the details you’ve gone into.

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