With what country's action did World War II start on September 1, 1939?

Ken Jackson, for crying out loud, npmust someone dispute indisputable facts. Historians agree with that date. Of course, you Americans are so bloatedwith your self-importance that a war could not be a world war until you were in it. Well, by the time you entered it , all of Europe, a big part of Asia and North Africa were ablaze in the conflict. But you were not in it. So WWII start with Pearl Harbor .

Pierre Poirier, The US did not commit ground troops to the war in Europe until after Russia had defeated and destroyed the bulk of the German army, but to hear most Americans talk, the US defeated German and Japan singlehandedly.

WWII didn’t officially end until Japan surrendered in August 1945; VE day was in May

Poles were greatly admired and welcomed in Scotland for their skill in leather work and baking.

What most don’t remember or never knew is that Russia also invaded Poland the same day. Not to confront the NAZIs or to aid Poland but as part of an agreement with Germany to force Poland into a 2 front defense. With Germany attacking from the west and Russia attacking from the east it’s no wonder that Poland fell so quickly.

It's well known that John Wayne won the war

The non-aggression pact between Nazi Germany and the USSR (which SHOCKED the world, since Hitler and Stalin never trusted each other!) basically guaranteed that Poland was on the chopping block. After going to great lengths to manufacture a fake incident that Nazi Germany blamed on the Poles, but was totally a Nazi plot, Poland was invaded from the east by Nazi Germany, and from the west by the USSR simultaneously. The Poles were outnumbered, and their stubborn resistance was over in about 6 weeks. Nazi Germany and the USSR now had a buffer zone between their countries, which was what they both desired.

there were rumors of the u.s. wanting to put a base in poland at one time

Saul Reichlin, John Wayne was booed by injured soldiers in hospitals for his glamourization of war

Dave Levett, Formally Japan was still at war until the signing of surrender on September 1 or 2 of 1945 on USS Missouri.

leslie nibbs, Both.

Barry Chapman, to irritate the Brits.

Germany and Russia attacked Poland on the same date

the USSR also invaded Poland from the east in Sept 1939...SO you got to ask,,,did germany and the USSR collude in the invasion of Poland (or was it a coincidence?) and both Germany and the USSR responsible for starting WW2 ...now...if there was agreement between Germany and the USSR to start WW2 who was the instigator... Hitler or Stalin ?

Bruce Cassamajor, Miss Christina, Strange but true. Do you Know the Pope met with a great grand cousin in Haiti when the holy Papa visited Haiti in 1982?

Yes, Jim Adams, Russia was as evil as the Nazis. When it comes to Poland, I have a peculiar nationalist concern. I am Haitian. The following is a slice of never taught history out of Haiti, I have just told to an other respondent about the Poles : The Poles, in the pass, were great warriors. When Napoleon sent a Polish legion to fight the Haitian Revolutionary war, during 1793 - 1802, at that time, Poland was under Napoleon's grip. They, instead, helped the Haitians fight the Great French Napoleon Army, the greatest army on earth then. Some Polish soldiers and their descents have been woven in the original Haitian nationals. The descents of those warriors are normally still in Haiti, in an enclave where they founders of the Haitian nation hid them away from the powerful, brutal, and cruel French army, in case of any eventual return of the French in the country. Unfortunately, that prosperous marvel has been too well impoverished by greed and neglect of others . Slice of history which is never taught.

Christina McKenzie, However, Miss, the Poles in the pass, were great warriors. When Napoleon sent a Polish legion to fight the Haitian revolutionary war , during 1793- 1802, at that time, Poland was under Napoleon's grip. They instead helped the Haitians fight the Great French Napoleon Army, the greatest army on earth then. The descents of those warriors are normally still in Haiti, in an enclave where they founders of the Haitian nation hid them away from the powerful, brutal and cruel French army, in case of any eventual return of the French in the country. Slice of history which is never taught. Unfortunately, that prosperous marvel has been too well impoverished by greed and neglect of others.

Saul Reichlin, Singlehandedly!

Steven Nitsopoulos, Russia didn't enter the war until it was dragged, kicking and screaming into it by Adolf Hitler. Nazi Germany could have been defeated by the end of 1939 if Russia had gone to the aid of Poland. Instead, Russia took the eastern half of Poland (and has never given it back). And not only that; Russia was providing assistance to Nazi Germany right up to the eve of the invasion. After Germany invaded Russia, Stalin immediately called for a "2nd Front" in Western Europe after having refused to open one in 1939. I do not deny Russia's vital role in defeating Nazi Germany, but Russians really must tell the truth about its behaviour before June 194.

Ken Jackson,Many contemporary historians argue that Japan's invasion of Manchuria in '37' is realistically the true beginning of the global conflict.

Saul Reichlin, 😜