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40 Facts About Adolf Hitler and His Dramatic Fall

Geli Raubal - World War II

Adolf Hitler reviews troops on the march during the campaign against Poland in September 1939. German Federal Archive/Bundesarchiv, Bild/Wikimedia Commons.

22. He Invaded Poland the Next Year

Acquiring the Sudetenland made Hitler feel indomitable and whetted his appetite for war, something he admittedly enjoyed. The following year, he ordered the invasion of Poland and effectively began World War II. Two days later, the United Kingdom and France declared war on Germany.

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