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The mainstream media rarely acknowledges the contributions of non-Europeans during the war, and yet there were lots of Black and Asian soldiers. British history books are largely silent about the contributions of Black servicemen in the First World War, and it is often thought that it was a European war, fought exclusively by (white) Europeans. World War Oneīlack soldiers have been a part of British military history since before the formation of a standing Army in the 17 th century, and their involvement increased dramatically in the 19 th century, including through the Napoleonic Wars and the Boer War. If you have articles or information you think colleagues will find interesting, please do share them with us by commenting on these blogs.Īnd finally, if you have Amazon Prime, I recommend checking out ‘Mutiny’, a 50-minute documentary that includes really moving veteran testimonials and tells the story of the British West Indies Regiment in World War One. Whilst I’ve acknowledged this, I hope I’ve managed to focus on and celebrate the enormous contribution that was made. It saddens me that the information I’ve been reading in putting this blog together reveals continued racism and inequitable treatment during a time of great Black sacrifice.

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Our schedule is inspired by the suggestions made by colleagues in the recent survey we completed on BHM, and will cover: If you think I’ve missed something important, or got something wrong, please do comment and let’s open up the conversation to all. I recognise that my perspective may have its limitations, so in writing these blogs I’ll be drawing upon reliable sources from the internet, and I’ll include links to articles so that you can read more. Months later, Stalin’s troops marched into the Baltics and Bessarabia.In this week’s UK Black History blog, I’ll be taking a look at the contributions of black soldiers in World War I and World War II. Within weeks, the Soviets occupied eastern Poland under the guise of protecting its residents from the Germans. Hours later, more than a million German troops crossed the border with Poland. “Our pact means that the greatest European powers have agreed to eliminate the threat of war and to live in peace,” Molotov told the Supreme Soviet before it unanimously ratified the pact on the evening of August 31.

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“The Soviet Government take the new pact very seriously,” the dictator said, and he could guarantee on his “word of honor that the Soviet Union would not betray its partner.” Stalin must have wondered if Hitler felt the same, given the chancellor’s willingness to agree to all Soviet demands as well as his serial habit of breaking treaties.

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The Soviets were given a free hand in Bessarabia in southeast Europe and the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Finland, while Lithuania fell into the German sphere of influence.īefore Ribbentrop left the Kremlin, Stalin pulled him aside. The two countries took a carving knife to Poland with the Germans taking the larger western slice. And that was just the news the world knew about, for in addition to the non-aggression pact, the Nazis and Soviets entered into a secret protocol that only came to light after the conclusion of World War II. “The sinister news broke upon the world like an explosion,” Winston Churchill later wrote. “A crisis may arise any day.”īritish press reacts to news of the pact (Credit: Bettman/Corbis) “The tension between Germany and Poland has become intolerable,” he warned Stalin. Now Hitler wanted a political pact as well, an idea Molotov said he “warmly welcomed.” With battle preparation plans on hold as the European powers considered forming a united front against Germany, Hitler could not hide his urgency. Germany and the USSR, however, had signed an economic agreement the day before. In a telegrammed letter rushed to Joseph Stalin, Hitler asked the Soviet dictator to arrange for a meeting between German foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop and his Soviet counterpart, Vyacheslav Molotov, as soon as possible.įor months, the USSR had been in negotiations with Britain and France, who had pledged to defend Poland if Germany invaded, to form a three-way alliance against Nazi aggression. Time was running short on preparations for his planned invasion of Poland on September 1, and Hitler needed the Soviet Union to stay out of his war. On the night of August 20, 1939, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler reached out to a bitter foe with a desperate plea.