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September 1, 1939; Hitler invades Poland

Hitler invades Poland

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The lethal combination of German blitzkrieg tactics, French and British inactivity, and Soviet perfidy doomed Poland to swift defeat after Adolf Hitler invaded the country this day in 1939 and sparked World War II.

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