The Major Disturbing, Inconvenient Element Never Discussed in the Lead Up to the Beginning of the Second World War (World War II)

November 13, 2025

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The major disturbing, inconvenient element never discussed in the lead up to the beginning of the Second World War (World War II).

As a follow-up to the above previous posted debate here at LRC on World War II Revisionism, you must understand that prior to Hitler’s National Socialist Germany’s invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union under Stalin had signed the Hitler-Stalin Pact (Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact) on August 23, 1939).

This dramatic news shook and astounded the world.

The twin totalitarian tyrannies, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Communists had become Allies. In Moscow they had an elaborate banquet with the highest echelon Soviet and German celebrants toasting Hitler and Nazi Germany.

The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact was signed on August 23, 1939, by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.

This non-aggression treaty was a pact between German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop and Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov, with a secret protocol that divided Eastern Europe into spheres of influence for both nations. The pact enabled Germany to invade Poland without Soviet interference, which it did just nine days later, on September 1, 1939.

Public terms: The public agreement was a non-aggression pact, ensuring that Germany and the Soviet Union would not go to war with each other for a period of 10 years.

Secret protocol: A secret addendum to the pact divided Eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence, including the partition of Poland.

Immediate consequences: The pact gave Germany a green light to invade Poland, which it did on September 1, 1939, leading to the start of World War II. The Soviet Union invaded Poland from the east on September 17, 1939, as a direct result of the secret protocol.

At the beginning of World War II, Germany and the Soviet Union had become allies and jointly invaded Poland in September of 1939. Germany from the west, the Soviets from the east. They met and had joint military celebrations, with German and Soviet Generals jubilantly toasting each other.

This is all documented in the attached films below: The Soviet Story, and World War II: Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the West, episode I.

The Soviet Story