This Week in WWII History - Molotov's Heel on Finland and Nobody to Fight in the West

How about the Russians and Germans.?

Finland embarrassed the shite out of the Soviet’s

In Poland’s case, the Allies pledged to them that they would attack Germany if they violated Polish sovereignty via invasion. While they did declare war, the British and French barely lifted a finger against Germany even though the Franco-German border was virtually undefended for the entirety of September 1939.

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In Poland’s case, the Allies pledged to them that they would attack Germany if they violated Polish sovereignty via invasion. While they did declare war, the British and French barely lifted a finger against Germany even though the Franco-German border was virtually undefended for the entirety of September 1939.

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And the British would have managed to lose their entire expeditionary force in 1939.

The pledge may have been made as a political gesture to try to prevent war, but Britain and France weren't going to save Poland no matter what they did, neither were prepared for war, militarily or emotionally. Particularly with the USSR gobbling up their share the lack of an attack in the West was inconsequential and probably beneficial.

And don't forget the gallant Poles took a slice of Czechoslovakia in 1938 when they had the chance.
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I'm not saying the French and British should have done something, I'm merely saying that they lied to Poland. Though I'm pretty sure everyone was stunned at how quickly the Germans overwhelmed the Poles.