^^this is pretty accurate. The invasion of Poland was one of the primary decision points of the war that could be considered a mistake.
I would contend that it still wasn't exactly a blunder of a mistake, as the Germans wanted to capitalize on their momentary leads economically and in the arms race. If they hadn't struck at this time, the documented international aggression toward Nazi Germany would surely have escalated the situation to war at a later time which would have rendered prospects of Nazi victory even more distant, and continued servitude in internationalist debt slavery a guarantee.
It's like when you're in a 1v3 situation in a single combat type of game like CS. Musashi says to strike out at your enemies in the order they are attacking, to string them up like a line of fish and take them one at a time, to prevent them from converging upon you and triangulating your demise. You're still not likely to win that 1v3, but aggression remains the soundest strategic decision.
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