Let's put it this way: Do you really think Poland would be stupid enough to start a conflict with a country that they knew was way more powerful than they were, even with a promise of French and British help?

Originally Posted by The Other Guy

Let's put it this way: Do you really think Poland would be stupid enough to start a conflict with a country that they knew was way more powerful than they were, even with a promise of French and British help?

that didn't start the world war yet the other countries just watched... and they would for some time ...

Originally Posted by ObjSRgtLw

that didn't start the world war yet the other countries just watched... and they would for some time ...

mhmm... Declarations but just bombings of pamphlets. Fat lot of help the West was...

Originally Posted by The Other Guy

mhmm... Declarations but just bombings of pamphlets. Fat lot of help the West was...

Jap BIG mistake, a united massive strike after that action would have ended the war in some month- but that is utopic (Utopie in german- dunno if it's correct like this in english)

utopian I think is the word.

Thnx... Hail King Spam!

Originally Posted by ObjSRgtLw

Oh come on! You know better than that, do you want to tell me that Hitler didin't want a war? In my eyes there is no doubt that the germans started it.

They didn't officially start it and I don't think Hitler wanted a war, just his own way. He didn't expect Britain and France to declare war over Poland.

Agreed, at least Hitler started it. Although, I am not sure how much the Japanese and Italians wanted it started as well. If Germany didn't try to fight two wars at same time, I think we possibly could be speaking German today. Although, I wonder if Germany had won ( can't believe I wrote one, I'm a stunod), would they have eventually fought Japan as well for total control?

Originally Posted by The Other Guy

Let's put it this way: Do you really think Poland would be stupid enough to start a conflict with a country that they knew was way more powerful than they were, even with a promise of French and British help?

I don't think I'd take on the boy scouts with France helping

Originally Posted by The Other Guy

Let's put it this way: Do you really think Poland would be stupid enough to start a conflict with a country that they knew was way more powerful than they were, even with a promise of French and British help?

The German Army in 1939 was not way more powerful than the Polish army, at least in terms of numbers. The Polish army was the 4th largest standing army in the world (only the Soviet, French and German armies were larger) and German tactics had not yet been worked through properly - there were plenty of shortcomings. The Poles actually regarded the Soviets as a bigger threat than Germany.

Where Germany really was more powerful was in airpower.