WW2 – Causes?
So what are your thoughts. It was a changing point for the world. The end brought the separation of Europe – West – East and a long so called Cold War – where both sides used proxies – other countries to stage war and dominance of a country or region.
Myself- the seeds were laid in the Treaty of Versailles and German failure to repudiate parts of the treaty on reparations late in the 1920's. Chancellor Gustav Stresemann, later Foreign Minister, for 6 years died in 1929.
And the French- British appeasement of Hitler.
And then Hindenburgs critical errors with Hitler
Paul von Hindenburg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hindenburg was persuaded to run for re-election in 1932, as he was considered the only candidate who could defeat Adolf Hitler. Hindenburg was re-elected in a runoff. Although he was opposing Hitler, the deteriorating political stability of the Weimar Republic let him play an important role in the Nazi Party's rise to power. He dissolved the parliament twice in 1932 and eventually appointed Hitler as Chancellor in January 1933. In February, he issued the Reichstag Fire Decree which suspended various civil liberties, and in March he signed the Enabling Act, in which the parliament gave Hitler's administration legislative powers. Hindenburg died the following year, after which Hitler declared the office of President vacant and, as "Führer und Reichskanzler", made himself head of state.
Gustav Stresemann
German Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Time line WW2
World War 2 Timeline 1939-1945 - Worldwar-2.net
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World War Two - Main Causes
Causes of WW2
World War II in Europe
What started World War 2
Treaty of Versailles
World War II | The Causes of the War | Axis and Allied Powers | Economic Problems Before the War
World War II, 1939 - 1945
Franco-Soviet Treaty of Mutual Assistance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Terms of the Treaty of Versailles
How well prepared was the French military for war in 1939?
British Military History
German Orders of Battle campaign Poland - strength divisions
The Treaty of Versailles
Six facts about Col. Truman Smith that should interest all Best Defense readers | The Best Defense
n 1919, Truman Smith saw the future.
In 1919, Smith conducted negotiations with German civil authorities on behalf of the Office of Civil Affairs of the Army in Coblenz under Colonel I.L. Hunt. On one occasion he had a long talk with Konrad Adenauer, mayor of Cologne and future chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. Smith enjoyed working with the Germans, but he became increasingly critical of French vindictiveness in the occupation of Germany. In a May 8, 1919 letter to his wife Kay, he said of treaty-making: "Evidently some would-be humorist at Paris thought this war wasn't enough and decided we should enjoy another trip to Europe in fifteen years or so to help poor embattled France again.... France, that pure savior of civilization, is certainly a sorry spectacle today." And, in a letter of May 11, after studying the treaty terms: "If Wilson could have prevailed, it would have been far different.... We have no place here amongst these racial hatreds. Let us go home.... Certainly Germany will bide her time until the first dissension appears in the Entente, and then..."
He used Lindbergh to gather intelligence on the Luftwaffe.
Smith used Charles Lindbergh to penetrate the Luftwaffe in 1936 and reported detailed findings to G-2, War Department General Staff. Smith was thoroughly familiar with the German army but keenly aware of his ignorance regarding the rapidly improving German air force. Knowing that the Nazis wanted to show the world the progress made since their assumption of power in 1933, Smith made a deal. Lindbergh would make an appearance at the Olympic games in Berlin in 1936; in return, Smith and his assistant attaché for air would accompany Lindbergh on visits to aviation research, production, test, and operational facilities. Lindbergh sat in the cockpits or flew all of the aircraft with which Germany entered WW II. This great intel coup was entirely the result of Smith's initiative.
So what are your thoughts. It was a changing point for the world. The end brought the separation of Europe – West – East and a long so called Cold War – where both sides used proxies – other countries to stage war and dominance of a country or region.
Myself- the seeds were laid in the Treaty of Versailles and German failure to repudiate parts of the treaty on reparations late in the 1920's. Chancellor Gustav Stresemann, later Foreign Minister, for 6 years died in 1929.
And the French- British appeasement of Hitler.
And then Hindenburgs critical errors with Hitler
Paul von Hindenburg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hindenburg was persuaded to run for re-election in 1932, as he was considered the only candidate who could defeat Adolf Hitler. Hindenburg was re-elected in a runoff. Although he was opposing Hitler, the deteriorating political stability of the Weimar Republic let him play an important role in the Nazi Party's rise to power. He dissolved the parliament twice in 1932 and eventually appointed Hitler as Chancellor in January 1933. In February, he issued the Reichstag Fire Decree which suspended various civil liberties, and in March he signed the Enabling Act, in which the parliament gave Hitler's administration legislative powers. Hindenburg died the following year, after which Hitler declared the office of President vacant and, as "Führer und Reichskanzler", made himself head of state.
Gustav Stresemann
German Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Time line WW2
World War 2 Timeline 1939-1945 - Worldwar-2.net
http://domain3589582.sites.fasthosts.com/
World War Two - Main Causes
Causes of WW2
World War II in Europe
What started World War 2
Treaty of Versailles
World War II | The Causes of the War | Axis and Allied Powers | Economic Problems Before the War
World War II, 1939 - 1945
Franco-Soviet Treaty of Mutual Assistance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Terms of the Treaty of Versailles
How well prepared was the French military for war in 1939?
British Military History
German Orders of Battle campaign Poland - strength divisions
The Treaty of Versailles
Six facts about Col. Truman Smith that should interest all Best Defense readers | The Best Defense
n 1919, Truman Smith saw the future.
In 1919, Smith conducted negotiations with German civil authorities on behalf of the Office of Civil Affairs of the Army in Coblenz under Colonel I.L. Hunt. On one occasion he had a long talk with Konrad Adenauer, mayor of Cologne and future chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. Smith enjoyed working with the Germans, but he became increasingly critical of French vindictiveness in the occupation of Germany. In a May 8, 1919 letter to his wife Kay, he said of treaty-making: "Evidently some would-be humorist at Paris thought this war wasn't enough and decided we should enjoy another trip to Europe in fifteen years or so to help poor embattled France again.... France, that pure savior of civilization, is certainly a sorry spectacle today." And, in a letter of May 11, after studying the treaty terms: "If Wilson could have prevailed, it would have been far different.... We have no place here amongst these racial hatreds. Let us go home.... Certainly Germany will bide her time until the first dissension appears in the Entente, and then..."
He used Lindbergh to gather intelligence on the Luftwaffe.
Smith used Charles Lindbergh to penetrate the Luftwaffe in 1936 and reported detailed findings to G-2, War Department General Staff. Smith was thoroughly familiar with the German army but keenly aware of his ignorance regarding the rapidly improving German air force. Knowing that the Nazis wanted to show the world the progress made since their assumption of power in 1933, Smith made a deal. Lindbergh would make an appearance at the Olympic games in Berlin in 1936; in return, Smith and his assistant attaché for air would accompany Lindbergh on visits to aviation research, production, test, and operational facilities. Lindbergh sat in the cockpits or flew all of the aircraft with which Germany entered WW II. This great intel coup was entirely the result of Smith's initiative.
