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I had planned to review this matter in detail when I got home tonight but that is not needed given it has been discussed before and given the replies by Malljaja, Paul Siebert and Diannaa above. Whether one believes the war in Europe was a continuation of World War I or the start of new hostiles on the continent; the fact remains that Hitler and Nazi Germany by their ""policies and actions"" led to  the direct outbreak of the war in Europe.   "