Germany Invades Poland, WWII Begins--September 1, 1939
Object Details
- Creator
- National Postal Museum
- Description
- By Alexander Haimann, Collections SpecialistBritish Prime Minister Neville Chamberlin’s September 30, 1938 declaration of “Peace For Our Time” after signing the Munich Agreement with Nazi Germany was muted seventy-years ago today when the German military invaded Poland on September 1, 1939.The day before, high ranking members of the Nazi government orchestrated a staged attack on a German radio station in Gleiwitz, Germany (now located in present-day Poland). The attackers were members of the German secret police dressed as Polish saboteurs. Due to Germany’s large-scale attack on Poland the following day, it was clear that the invasion was premeditated and had been in the planning stages for months.
- Published Date
- September 1, 2009
- Type
- Blog posts
- Smithsonian staff publications
- Blog posts
- National Postal Museum
- Topic
- Postal
- Record ID
- posts_1c2d80889070aa8ef068c9f182df018d
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