Speaking of Poland, it is estimated that no one does not know, this country belongs to the typical not to follow the right path, good things do not do, bad things do not do less, European shrouds are said to be Poland. During World War II, Poland was clearly arranged by Germany and the Soviet Union, and it was smoothly destroyed within a month.
Interestingly, as Poland's nominal allies, Britain and France adopted a sit-in attitude when Poland was on the verge of collapse, and after only making a symbolic attack, France retracted the Maginot Line and watched Poland being taken out by Germany and the Soviet Union, known as a sit-in war.
To tell the truth, it is not surprising that Germany and the Soviet Union fought Poland, after all, Poland had offended Germany and the Soviet Union before the war, and the division of Poland was considered to be revenge by the Soviet Union and Germany. But Neither Britain nor France could say anything about Poland, which seemed somewhat ruthless and unjust.
But if you look closely, you will find that whether it is the Soviet Union fighting Poland, or Britain and France watching from the sidelines, in fact, they are not sorry for Poland, because Poland itself is too capable of death, whether it is Soviet Germany or Britain and France, it has been offended by Poland.
Contradictions between Possou and Sus
When the Soviet Union was still fighting a civil war, Poland had just established its own country, and it was reasonable that Poland should not intervene in this broken matter, and it was the best policy to develop people's livelihood and build a country with peace of mind.
However, the brain circuits of poles are different from ordinary people, and poles look down on the Russian Slavs and feel that they should take the opportunity to get some benefits from Russia.
What are the so-called benefits of Poland? That's the land. Poland felt that its border should not be on the "Curzon Line" planned by the British, but should restore the lands of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
How big does Poland want? In addition to Poland's own territory, this land also included the three countries of moldova, Belarus, Ukraine and the Baltic Sea, and even the land east of Smolensk.
Don't laugh, we now think that Poland is blinded by lard, but Poland really thought so.
In 1919, the Poles, who boasted of being "peaceful and independent of the town of Ludabobo", sent an intervention army to try to seize soviet land, and the Polish intervention army was different from other people's intervention troops, and the Poles went to war in Russia, not only to fight the Russian Red Army, but also to beat up the Russian White Army, which at first glance looked like a mad dog.
In fact, at the beginning of the Russian Civil War, the nascent Soviet regime announced the abolition of the decree on the partition of Poland during the Tsarist Russia period, recognizing the independence and unity of Poland.
In other words, Poland came from treachery, and it was impossible for the Soviet side not to hate Poland.
Therefore, the Soviet Union did not finish beating the Polish Intervention Army in the civil war, and simply rushed into Poland with its last breath and wanted to raise Poland.
Of course, the Soviet Union was defeated at the Battle of Warsaw, and finally had to negotiate peace with Poland, and ceded half of the land of Belarus and Ukraine to Poland.
The contradiction between Poland and Germany
Now, Poland and its neighbor to the east, the Soviet Union, have fallen out, and the two sides have not been mortal enemies since then, but how can Poland and Germany in the west fall out again?
In fact, when Poland was restored, it also took a piece of land from Germany, and the so-called Poznan region was actually part of the Second German Empire (Silesia and Posen Province), which caused the later Weimar Germany to lose a large piece of land, not to mention, and turned Königsberg into an enclave.
Weimar Germany thus hated Poland, and the Wehrmacht instilled in its soldiers that Poland should be destroyed.
But when Hitler came to power, this situation was reversed, because Hitler was more wary of the Soviet Union and did not mind cooperating with Poland, which was also anti-Soviet.
In November 1933, Germany and Poland issued a joint communiqué declaring that they would settle their dispute diplomatically, and in 1934 they signed the German-Polish Non-Aggression Pact.
Don't think that Poland is really afraid of being invaded by Germany, they actually hope that through the alliance with Germany, they can find opportunities to expand a little more land in the future, which is the consistent strategy of the Polish government at that time.
Thus, in 1938, when Germany wanted to cut Czechoslovakia, Poland was the first to cooperate with Germany.
When Germany seized the Sudetenland through the Munich Agreement, Poland also followed suit.
History mostly speaks only of the German invasion of Czechoslovakia, but few mention that Poland also invaded the Cieszyn region of Czechoslovakia.
At that time, the Polish army marched directly into the Cyrchen region, and the Polish flag was raised to indicate that this area was Polish territory, and the arrogance even exceeded that of Germany.
It is said that this is the benefit that Hitler has thrown at Poland, and it is hoped that Poland will make some concessions in the future in its territorial dispute with Germany.
At the end of 1938, German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop and Polish Foreign Minister Colonel Beck negotiated on the Danzig region, the German side can be said to be quite low-profile, seeing that Poland refused to cede the Danzig region, Germany retreated and said that it was enough to build a highway to Königsberg, for which Germany was willing to give up more land belonging to Czechoslovakia to Poland.
However, the Attitude of the Polish side was very arrogant, and Colonel Beck openly threatened Germany with war, and claimed that Poland was not Czechoslovakia, and if Germany dared to attack Poland, then Poland would give Germany a taste of defeat.
The contradiction between Britain, France and Poland
Colonel Beck may have been trying to please or try to scare the Germans, but he never expected that this move would directly anger Hitler.
Hitler angrily offered to send troops to teach Poland a lesson, and the German army began to mobilize.
At this time, Poland was frightened and rushed to Britain and France for assistance, hoping that Britain and France would see Poland for the sake of the alliance.
Unfortunately, Britain and France also hate Poland with itchy teeth, because Poland is not the first time to make trouble for them, or Poland has not added to Britain and France since the founding of the country.
When Poland was restored in 1918, it fought a war with Czechoslovakia over territorial issues, which made Britain very anxious, and finally had to use diplomatic pressure to force Poland to abandon unrealistic ideas.
The attempt of the Polish Intervention Army to seize land in Russia also disgraced the British side, after all, the eastern territory that Britain had planned for Poland was on the Curzon Line, but it was not for Poland to seize half of Belarus and Ukraine in one go.
Yes, you Poland blocked the Offensive of the Soviet Army, at first glance it seems to be guarding Western Europe, but if you want Poland to do some personnel, then the Soviets will not fight, right?
Needless to say, the British really don't want to care about Poland from the bottom of their hearts, and the reason why France hates Poland is even simpler, if it weren't for your Polish nonsense, my France would have built a circle of encirclement against Germany long ago, right?
Yes, France had always been worried about the re-emergence of Germany, so as early as 1924 it tried to establish a siege of Germany and signed the Franco-Czech Alliance Treaty with Czechoslovakia.
Originally, France also planned to invite Poland to come, but when Poland saw that Czechoslovakia had joined, it immediately lost interest in this alliance and instead hooked up with Germany.
By 1935, Germany was rearmed, and France felt that if germany was not suppressed, I am afraid that everyone would have to play it for a few years.
So in 1935, France and the Soviet Union signed the Franco-Soviet Treaty of Mutual Assistance, which joined czechoslovakia and Poland to suppress Germany.
In fact, this may be the last chance to suppress Germany, but Poland's unproductive nature has directly refused to join the alliance, and has also placed heavy troops on the eastern border, strictly guarding the Soviet Union, and openly attacking France, causing France's anti-German alliance to completely collapse.
France hates Poland to death, or germany can't get up without you adding to the chaos, and you have something to do now to find me? What can I do?
epilogue
It can be seen that Polish diplomacy is at the level of dementia, the Soviets and Germans hate Poland, and it is too outrageous for Britain and France to be offended by him.
Of course, Britain and France did not really want to care about Poland, and before the outbreak of the Polish campaign, they tentatively asked Poland whether it could accept an alliance with the Soviet Union.
This proposal was a stimulus to Poland, and Poland immediately said that I am inseparable from the Soviet Union, that there is no two countries in the sky, that Poland is a subjugated country, destroyed by the Germans, and absolutely not allied with the Soviet Union!
This is good, Britain and France are good at good words, it is difficult to persuade the damned, I Britain and France are powerless to defeat Germany, it is impossible to expect us to save you from water and fire, you Poland still ask for more blessings.
And the Soviet Union looks at this Poland is quite backbone, would rather die than join forces with me to deal with Germany, then you still love where to go.
Germany hastened to sign the Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact with the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union attacked Poland to divide its territory equally.
At this time, Poland, which had offended its neighbors and allies, was clearly arranged, and the subjugation of the country became an inevitability.
Reference: History of the Second World War
Hosbach Memorandum
The Unbroken Eagle