challenge: Poland invades Germany

What conditions are needed for a militaristic Poland to invade a non-aggressive(sort of) Germany between the years 1928-35?
 
The Polish leader reads "Mein Kampf" and the part with the "Lebensraum". As soon as Hitler rearms, he forms alliances with other countries. When the first fairly able country joins in (Czechoslovaki or France) and supplies are guaranteed (GB, Scandinavia, France, or US), he attacks, using quotes from Hitler's book as justification.

If Silesia is taken fast enough and enough damage is done to most other main production centers, Germany might even be forced into a humiliating peace.
 

Nietzsche

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The Polish leader reads "Mein Kampf" and the part with the "Lebensraum". As soon as Hitler rearms, he forms alliances with other countries. When the first fairly able country joins in (Czechoslovaki or France) and supplies are guaranteed (GB, Scandinavia, France, or US), he attacks, using quotes from Hitler's book as justification.

If Silesia is taken fast enough and enough damage is done to most other main production centers, Germany might even be forced into a humiliating peace.
...or the attack is seen as blatant aggression and the world sides with Germany, with the USSR and Lithuania jumping in to carve Poland like a turkey.
 

General Zod

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...or the attack is seen as blatant aggression and the world sides with Germany, with the USSR and Lithuania jumping in to carve Poland like a turkey.

Not to mention the fact that Britain would freak out, OTL occupation of the Ruhr was seriously worrying them as it was about the possible resurgence of a Napoleonic-style French hegemony, they would take this as confirmation and switch to alliance with Germany.
 

Susano

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Not too mention Poland was already seen as enfant terrible for having managed it to run petty conflicts with all its neighbours. If Poland acts up again, it might not get all that much help.
 
Not to mention the fact that Britain would freak out, OTL occupation of the Ruhr was seriously worrying them as it was about the possible resurgence of a Napoleonic-style French hegemony, they would take this as confirmation and switch to alliance with Germany.

That might make for a cool TL... I'm just not sure GB would actually become active. And if only Poland and Czechoslovakia grab some land and force Hitler from office, The only reaction might be to allow Germany to rearm itself - under the condition of accepting the status quo. With Silesia and some less important other land lost, the balance of power would be quite different from OTL rearmament.

There might be a lot of diplomatic pressure in favour of the land being returned. Maybe that'll happen after a few years, and under some conditions, so that the Nazi era might be over before they are able to start a war...

P. S.: I did say they need to be fast for a reason...
 
Not too mention Poland was already seen as enfant terrible for having managed it to run petty conflicts with all its neighbours. If Poland acts up again, it might not get all that much help.

You are wrong - relations with Romania and Latvia were fairly good.

I can`t see Poland invading Germany before 1935. Like Nietzche pointed out - there was no justification for such war, and nobody knew yet how Nazi Germany would behave.
 
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