This is how Churchill expressed inability to predict what Soviet Union will at the start of World War 2. The timeline below show why he could be puzzled:
a) August 23, 1939 - Soviet Union and Germany sign non-aggression pact
b) September 1, 1939 - Germany invades Poland (then ally of Britain and France).
c) September 3, 1939 - Britain declares war on Germany as a consequence of German's invasion of Poland.
d) September 17, 1939 - Soviet Union invades eastern Poland. Poland is defeated and partitioned between Germany and Soviet Union.
Therefore from Churchill standpoint: Soviet Union is allied with Germany, whom are at war with Britain. Go figure what Stalin is going to do?
The French celebrate that day because it commemorates the Storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789. It was a turning point of the French Revolution. Also, Fete de Federation was held on July 14,1790. It was a way to celebrate the constitutional monarchy in France.
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Answer:
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet politician who ruled the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953. During his years in power, he served as both General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
Explanation:
Blitzkrieg was so fast that the enemy didn't have time to prepare, whereas in WW1 where they fought in trenches, they would have to cross no-mans land and the enemy could see them coming
