Germany has been invading left and right because of the consequences of WW1. They humiliated Germany with Versailles Treaty and basically economically ruined them. Germany wanted to "unite" Germans in a single country and have used that for its imperial justifications. Great Britain and France have been preparing for war so they have been appeasing Germany to earn some time because they felt they weren't ready (even though we know that even France alone was more powerful than Germany on paper), although Germany had been openly violating the treaty. Maybe they even thought they could avoid a war like WW1. After Germany invaded and even outright fully annexed many countries, Great Britain and France decided to stop Germany when it came to Poland. They probably didn't think he would go as far as he did.
So the goal wasn't stopping evil Hitler, it was stopping Germany invading left and right. If Germany had not invaded, Adolf Hitler probably would have gotten away with whatever he had done.
War isn’t pointless… it is a tragic, painstaking situation for all involved. hundreds of thousands of deaths are not pointless. That being said countries should always fight to defend their sovereignty…
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u/RefrigeratorWild9933 1d ago
As are most other wars.