“Four days ago I took a special step which brought it about that Russia announced that yesterday that she is ready to sign. The personal contact with Stalin is established. Now Poland is in the position which I wanted her…A beginning has been made for the destruction of England's hegemony. The way is open for the soldier, now that I have made political preparations.”

— William L. Shirer, book The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (1960)

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