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The German invasion of Poland was a primer on how Hitler intended to wage war “blitzkrieg” strategy. Once the German forces had plowed their way through, devastating a swath of territory, infantry moved in, picking off any remaining resistance.
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Secretary of State Cordell Hull opposed such a publication, knowing that Hitler, as well as the Allies, would take such a public declaration of help as but a prelude to a formal declaration of war. While the material aid would be forthcoming, no such commitment would be made formal and public.
2 million Parisians had fled, with good reason. In short order, the German Gestapo went to work: arrests, interrogations, etc.....
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