I’ve always imagined that the crossing of the Polish-Soviet border by Germans units was caused by a too eager commander on the field trying to exploit the success of a previous tactical engagement. I have not a real base to suppose this. But I always felt attracted by the concept of how uncontrollable can became the evolution of the events once war machinery is fully activated. A tactical decision taken by one individual trying not to lose the momentum to achieve a major victory in the face of a nearly collapsing enemy force. Perhaps a right decision in the field, but the worst decision once known the consequences.
On the other side there’s a nice void to be fill when talking about all the diplomatic movements of the warring and neutral countries once the war breaks out.
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