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[–] clot27@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Again it happened AFTER the west rejected proposal of soviets to ally against nazis. Any newly formed country dont want war, ideology is secondary. Hitler was vehemently anti communist and both hitler and stalin hated each other.

There is evidence that the Spheres of Influence did not refer to any partition or invasion, according to General Franz Halder's diaries. He says that Hitler was considering independence for Western Ukraine, although the USSR's 'spheres of influence' fell in Western Ukraine.

So, this provides evidence that the Secret Protocol was not about 'invading' nor 'annexing' anyone, in this case, Poland. It also provides evidence that Hitler was prepared to negotiate over Western Ukraine with the Poles, and not the USSR. In further entries, Halder repeats that the Germans are discussing the formation of an independent Western Ukraine Additionally, Halder suggests that the USSR expected a negotiated settlement would leave a 'rump' Poland.

This provides substantial evidence that the 'Spheres of Influence' was not abut the 'invasion' nor 'annexation' of any territory. The secret protocols merely mean that Germany is not allowed to extend itself beyond a certain LINE in Poland.

Poland had invaded soviet ally czechoslovakia prior to that and no one bats an eye on it. Soviets entered poland after polish govt had fled i.e. they entered poland when nothing like poland existed.

Not to forget britain was planning to invade soviet union after WW2 because soviets had made the greatest sacrifices and were weakened so Churchill wanted to destroy communism once and for all.