| Source | The Times, September 1st 1939 |
| Event referred to | 1st September 1939: Wermacht invasion of Poland
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| Technological characteristics | Text file scanned in from microfiche printout
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| Description of the source | Newspaper article from microfiche archive held in a library for public use. Copyright remains with the Times. |
| Contextualisation of the source | The Times is regarded as a conservative newspaper. In 1939 the reporting of news items began on page 4 of the paper, with the first three pages given over to family notices and appointments.
This letter which appeared in The Times on the very day that the invasion of Poland was taking place, raises awareness as to the background to German-Polish relations and sets the context for the events which were taking place at this time.
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| Interpretation of the source | Provided by a member of the public there is no political bias here.
The letter is merely drawing attention to the wider political context of the events in Poland. In setting this context the writer is making an important point about how Hitler turned on a country hitherto regarded as a friend to Germany. It is suggesting that Hitler cannot be trusted.
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