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[-] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

They said something similar to the Russians.

[-] kerrigan778 7 points 3 days ago

This isn't based on sketchy diplomacy at the time, this is based on private writings gone over by historians. Also, Britain declared war on Germany in response to the war in Europe, not the other way around...

[-] scratchee@feddit.uk 2 points 3 days ago

Right, but to be fair Britain had no access to the nazi leaderships’ private writings at the time, and really couldn’t be sure if they felt that way, and we can’t be sure the nazis might have changed their minds in the face of a meeker and weaker British response.

So overall, I think perhaps the British response was pretty close to forced out, despite the theoretical full knowledge scenario of coexistence.

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