Russia has taunted Britain with an infamous photo of England's 1938 football team performing Nazi salutes – after Boris Johnson likened the upcoming World Cup to Hitler's Olympics. 'But they were told by the FA that you'd have to do it or you'd never play for England again. The order had come in advance from the British Foreign Office and was part of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's plan to avoid conflict. Appeasement didn't work – just over a year later, Hitler invaded Poland prompting Britain and France declared war. Relations between London and Moscow have plumbed new depths following the poisoning of former double agent Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, on March 4.

Source: Daily Mail April 08, 2018 09:04 UTC