[sci.military] Friday, 1 September, 1939

wyle@uunet.UU.NET (Mitchell Wyle) (09/05/89)

From: mcvax!inf.ethz.ch!wyle@uunet.UU.NET (Mitchell Wyle)

In article <27049@amdcad.AMD.COM> military@cbnews.att.com writes:
>GERMANY INVADES POLAND

>Hitler, in a speech before the Reichstag, justifies the attack, and
>threatens to use "secret weapons."  The invasion is claimed as a 
>response to "Polish attacks."

Hitler said that Polish attacks on Germans were carried out, and that
"Ab 5:45 wird zuruckgeschossen."  This text was the title of a very
good, picture-filled article in the Sunday Zurich newspaper (NZZ) last
week.  The camera angle displaying the big four was similar to photos
five years later when they were all on trial for war crimes.

-Mitch