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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was the event which sparked [[World War II]] in [[Europe]].<ref>War was already underway in [[Asia]] between [[China]] and [[Japan]], beginning in [[July]] [[1937]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow of Weng-Chiang (novel)|The Shadow of Weng-Chiang]]'')</ref> ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') | The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was the event which sparked [[World War II]] in [[Europe]].<ref>War was already underway in [[Asia]] between [[China]] and [[Japan]], beginning in [[July]] [[1937]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow of Weng-Chiang (novel)|The Shadow of Weng-Chiang]]'')</ref> ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') | ||
== Origins == | == Origins == | ||
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== Invasion == | == Invasion == | ||
Germany launched the invasion of Poland on [[1 September]] [[1939]]. In response, Britain and [[France]] declared war on Germany on [[3 September]]. This came as a surprise to Hitler as the [[Allies]] had failed to honour their previous guarantees. The Soviets also invaded. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') [[The Matrix]] noted the invasion as a part of the [[Web of Time]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Neverland (audio story)|Neverland]]'') | Germany launched the invasion of Poland on [[1 September]] [[1939]]. In response, Britain and [[France]] declared war on Germany on [[3 September]]. This came as a surprise to Hitler as the [[Allies]] had failed to honour their previous guarantees. The Soviets also invaded. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') [[The Matrix]] noted the invasion as a part of the [[Web of Time]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Neverland (audio story)|Neverland]]'') | ||
''[[Brigadier General|Brigadeführer]]'' [[Kraus (Illegal Alien)|Kraus]], an officer in the ''[[Schutzstaffel]]'', took part in the invasion. He gained a reputation as the Butcher of [[Cracow]]. The invasion lasted one [[month]] before Poland capitulated ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'') | ''[[Brigadier General|Brigadeführer]]'' [[Kraus (Illegal Alien)|Kraus]], an officer in the ''[[Schutzstaffel]]'', took part in the invasion. He gained a reputation as the Butcher of [[Cracow]]. The invasion lasted one [[month]] before Poland capitulated ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'') | ||
According to Oskar Steinmann, the [[Wehrmacht|German troops]] were cheered upon in Poland due to their commitment to unite [[Earth|the world]] under the strong ideology of [[Fascism]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'') | According to Oskar Steinmann, the [[Wehrmacht|German troops]] were cheered upon in Poland due to their commitment to unite [[Earth|the world]] under the strong ideology of [[Fascism]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'') | ||
== Aftermath == | == Aftermath == | ||
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== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
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[[Category:World War II battles]] | [[Category:World War II battles]] | ||
[[Category:20th century Earth-based conflicts]] | [[Category:20th century Earth-based conflicts]] | ||