I have a problem with the way the early German invasions are portrayed. There were regions in those countries that had majority german populations who lived on land that had been part of Prussia prior to Versailles. The germans in those regions were being persecuted in many ways, including rapes, robbery, and murder, either by state actors or with the tacit approval of state actors.

The guy who viewed himself as the protector of the German people included all German people in that group no matter what country their lands were now considered part of.

When the governments of the places where Germans were being persecuted refused to do anything to stop the persecutions, Germany took back land that had been theirs just 20 years before. They had to take over the entire countries to force capitulation.

I have a problem with the way the early German invasions are portrayed. There were regions in those countries that had majority german populations who lived on land that had been part of Prussia prior to Versailles. The germans in those regions were being persecuted in many ways, including rapes, robbery, and murder, either by state actors or with the tacit approval of state actors.

The guy who viewed himself as the protector of the German people included all German people in that group no matter what country their lands were jow considered part of.

When the governments of the places where Germans were being persecuted refused to do anything to stop the persecutions Germany took back land that had been theirs just 20 years before. They had to take over the entire countries to force capitulation.