Tag Archives: Danzig

8.12.40

Broadcasting the night before last. . . . Met there a Pole who has only recently escaped from Poland by some underground route he would not disclose. . . . He said that in the siege of Warsaw 95 per … Continue reading →

Posted in Political, War-time | Tagged Albania, bombs, Danzig, nonsense poetry, POland, Pole, rumours, Warsaw | 27 Comments

3.9.39. (Greenwich)

Posted on 3 September by orwelldiaries

Have again been traveling etc. Shall close this diary today, & it will as it stands serve as a diary of events leading up to the war. We have apparently been in a state of war since 11 am. this … Continue reading →

Posted in Leading Up to War, Political | Tagged aeroplanes, air-raid practice, air-raids, balloon barrage, Chruchill, Daladier, Danzig, Eden, evacuation, gas masks, Italy, labour, letters to Reynolds, Military Training Act, Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact, not much enthusiasm, POland, Polish corridor, public air-raid shelters, raid on Warsaw, start of war, troops, voluntary fire brigades, Waterloo | 18 Comments

1.9.39.

Posted on 1 September by orwelldiaries

Invasion of Poland began this morning. Warsaw bombed. General mobilization proclaimed in England, ditto in France plus martial law. [Radio] Foreign & General 1. Hitler’s terms to Poland boil down to return of Danzig & plebiscite in the corridor, to … Continue reading →

Posted in Leading Up to War, Political | Tagged bombing, Danzig, evacuation, France, invasion of Poland, martial law, mobilization, Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact, plebiscite, Polish corridor, reservists, Voroshilov, Warsaw | 34 Comments

20.8.39.

Posted on 20 August by orwelldiaries

Foreign & General 1. Lloyd George predicts the Danzig crisis coming to a head very shortly. Also hints (S.Express puts this in leaded type) that if the Poles deliberately back down we are under no obligation to act. Sunday Express … Continue reading →

Posted in Leading Up to War, Political | Tagged Chinese currency question, Danzig, general election, Lloyd George, pension, Peter Howard, Spender, Tokyo | 2 Comments

8.8.39.

Posted on 8 August by orwelldiaries

Foreign & General 1. Chinese dollar has now dropped below 4d. Daily Telegraph [a] 2. Danzig senate° appears to have climbed down in dispute over Polish customs officials. Daily Telegraph [b] 3. Again reported that a large number of Asturian … Continue reading →

Posted in Leading Up to War, Political | Tagged asturia, Chinese dollar, Danzig, Germany, gollancz, hungary, leonard merrick, nazi, POland, The Link | 1 Comment

1.8.39.

Posted on 1 August by orwelldiaries

Foreign & General 1. Military mission probably leaving for Moscow this week. Leader (Admiral Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax) took part in mission to Tsarist Russia just before the Great War. Daily Telegraph [a] 2. Polish Gov.t taking economic sanctions against Danzig amounting to … Continue reading →

Posted in Leading Up to War, Political | Tagged Admiral Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, Bombay, Chinese terrorists, Danzig, I.R.A., labour, mission to Russia, P.O.U.M., Quiepo de Llano, Tientsin, unemployment, wheat production | 3 Comments

30.7.39.

Posted on 30 July by orwelldiaries

Foreign & General 1. Seems clear that Parliament will adjourn as usual with no previous arrangements for recall before October. Sunday Times [a] 2. There are now 60,000 German troops (ie. including police, storm troopers etc.) in Danzig. Sunday Times … Continue reading →

Posted in Leading Up to War, Political | Tagged Daladier, Danzig, France, gold, I.R.A., Jugo-Slavia, Parliament | Leave a comment

20.7.39.

Posted on 20 July by orwelldiaries

Foreign & General 1. Public Information Leaflet no.3 (evacuation) issued today. Never less than 4 searchlights visible at night from this village. [No reference] 2. News from Danzig seems to indicate that all there expect Danzig to fall into German … Continue reading →

Posted in Leading Up to War, Political | Tagged Anglo-Russian pact, Danzig, Humanite, public information leaflet, searchlights, War Office | 2 Comments

11.7.39.

Posted on 11 July by orwelldiaries

Foreign & General 1. More reports of fighting on the Manchukuo border, sufficient to indicate that fighting (prob. inconclusive) has actually taken place. Daily Telegraph [a] 2. Chamberlain’s speech reiterates that we shall support the Poles in case of Danzig … Continue reading →

Posted in Leading Up to War, Political | Tagged Chamberlain, Churchill, Danzig, Havelock Ellis, Manchukuo border, Polish, Russian submarine fleet, Stalin, warship | 3 Comments

2.7.39.

Posted on 2 July by orwelldiaries

Foreign & General 1. Poland states that Danzig will be occupied if Danzig Senate declares for the Reich. Sunday Times [a] 2. N.L.C.[1] of Labour Party broadcast in German in much the same terms as at September crisis. Observer [b] … Continue reading →

Posted in Leading Up to War, Political | Tagged Amery, Burgin, Cripps, Danzig, Eden, N.L.C., Ramsay Muir, Sinclair | 8 Comments