It's August 1939.
當時是1939年8月。
And people in France are enjoying their first paid holidays, one of the major victories of the Socialist Popular Front.
法國人正在享受首次的帶薪休假,這是社會主義的人民陣線黨最大功績之一。
What are the reasons behind this non-aggression pact?
這互不侵犯條約背后原因為何?
The Soviet answered that Stalin is playing for time letting Hitler and western powers kill each other off.
蘇聯說斯大林在進行拖延戰術。讓希特勒和西方強國自相殘殺。
Perhaps Stalin who intends grabs the Baltic countries and part of Poland even has a delusion that he could share Europe with Hitler on a permanent bases.
也許打算奪取波羅的海國家和部分波蘭的斯大林,甚至幻想自己能和希特勒永久共享歐洲。
In 1936, the US congress had passed the Neutrality Act to to avoid being dragged into a European war once again.
1936年美國國會通過《中立法案》以避免再次卷入歐洲戰爭。
So with nothing to fear either from the United States or from Russia, Hitler decides to wipeout what he calls the "worst monstrosity" of the Versailles Treaty, The Danzig Corridor.
因此在無須懼怕美國或蘇聯的狀況下,希特勒決定消滅他所謂凡爾賽條約中“最丑惡的部分”——但澤走廊。
In 1919, German territory was cut in two in order to give Poland access to the sea.
1919年,德國領土被一分為二,以讓波蘭擁有出海口。
Hitler decides to launch invasion of Poland and recover Danzig on the 1st of September 1939 at 5:35 am.
1939年9月1日凌晨5點35分,希特勒決定入侵波蘭并奪回但澤。
The first cannon shot of the Second World War is fired on Danzig.
二次世界大戰第一場炮擊在但澤開火了。
Hitler is convinced that the French and the British will not take action.
希特勒堅信英法不會采取行動。
Yet the two governments meet immediately and send him ultimatum demanding that he hold all military action against Poland.
但兩國政府立即會面并對他下最后通牒,要求他停止對波蘭的所有軍事行動。
Hitler declares "Our enemies are little worms" and he adds "who want to get bogged down an world war for Danzig?"
希特勒宣稱“我們的敵人只是小蟲”,他還說“誰想為但澤陷入世界大戰呢?”