Was Poland just an excuse for Britain and France to declare war on Germany? Maybe,
Framing it like this gives the impression that Britain was looking for an excuse to go to war with the Nazis in the first place, which is far from the truth. Once Hitler's ambitions for European domination became clear, especially after his move on Sudetenland, the die had been cast. The invasion of Poland in 1939 was not an excuse for Britain to declare war on Germany at all, since Britain had promised to defend Poland, yet Prime Minister Chamberlain had signed a pact with Hitler never to go to war with Germany. Hitler had mugged Chamberlain.
