The Forgotten Holocaust: The Poles Under German Occupation, 1939-1944Emphasizes that the Polish people, like the Jews, were victims of a German war of annihilation which nearly succeeded. While some Poles helped Jews, others helped the Germans to hunt them down. However, these were condemned by the Polish underground. Ch. 5 (pp. 121-151) argues that Polish failure to save the Jews was due not to antisemitism but rather to preoccupation with their own survival and lack of mutual social contacts. Contends that Polish antisemitism was mainly an expression of resentment against Jewish economic domination, matched by Jewish discrimination against Poles. Poles resented the Jewish welcome of the Soviets in 1939. Up to 1942, they believed that the Jews were relatively safe in the ghettos. also denies "exaggerated" accusations of antisemitism in the Anders Army. Ch. 6 (pp. 152-181) describes actions of the government-in-exile on behalf of the Jews; denies that the Home Army failed to help the Warsaw ghetto fighters. |
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Page 90
... August 1942 to April 1943 , when 42 out of 65 flights succeeded in completing their missions . But from August 1943 to July 1944 , 205 out of 381 planes completed their missions . Altogether , up to the Warsaw Uprising , the flights ...
... August 1942 to April 1943 , when 42 out of 65 flights succeeded in completing their missions . But from August 1943 to July 1944 , 205 out of 381 planes completed their missions . Altogether , up to the Warsaw Uprising , the flights ...
Page 192
... August 1 , Bór failed to take into account intelligence indicating German strength . This , plus Bór's faulty information ( mentioned earlier ) about the strength of Soviet forces near Warsaw , led him to underestimate the Germans ...
... August 1 , Bór failed to take into account intelligence indicating German strength . This , plus Bór's faulty information ( mentioned earlier ) about the strength of Soviet forces near Warsaw , led him to underestimate the Germans ...
Page 207
... August 9 , the Poles lunged out against Fischer and his staff , who left the Brühl Palace and were on their way to safer quarters . Fischer was lucky to es- cape with his life ; his deputy was killed , and several other assistants were ...
... August 9 , the Poles lunged out against Fischer and his staff , who left the Brühl Palace and were on their way to safer quarters . Fischer was lucky to es- cape with his life ; his deputy was killed , and several other assistants were ...
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