The Forgotten Holocaust: The Poles Under German Occupation, 1939-1944The revised edition includes a short history of ZEGOTA, the underground government organisation working to save the Jews, and an annotated listing of many Poles executed by the Germans for trying to shelter and save Jews. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 52
Page 82
Poles criticized the AK for not doing enough to help the people in eastern Poland
who were victimized by hostile partisans . One Polish critic claimed there was
more contact between Warsaw and London than between Warsaw and Lwów ...
Poles criticized the AK for not doing enough to help the people in eastern Poland
who were victimized by hostile partisans . One Polish critic claimed there was
more contact between Warsaw and London than between Warsaw and Lwów ...
Page 154
Before the end of 1941 , news of German massacres of Jews in eastern Poland
was received in Warsaw . In January 1942 , Warsaw received the first reports
about the gassing of Jews in Chełmno . These reports of mass murder , conveyed
to ...
Before the end of 1941 , news of German massacres of Jews in eastern Poland
was received in Warsaw . In January 1942 , Warsaw received the first reports
about the gassing of Jews in Chełmno . These reports of mass murder , conveyed
to ...
Page 163
Clearly , the annihilation of the Jews within the General Government and
especially the beginning of the mass deportations and executions of Poles in
eastern Poland had made its impact , convincing the government delegate that
there would ...
Clearly , the annihilation of the Jews within the General Government and
especially the beginning of the mass deportations and executions of Poles in
eastern Poland had made its impact , convincing the government delegate that
there would ...
What people are saying - Write a review
The forgotten Holocaust: the Poles under German occupation, 1939-1944
User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictThough many nations were forced to endure Nazi tyranny during World War II, nowhere was its fury more devastating than in Poland. Poland suffered more than six million casualities and witnessed the ... Read full review
User Review - cootermclovin - Overstock.com
Good read. Wife is a history freak. Read full review
Contents
FOREWORD by Norman Davies ix | 1 |
CHAPTER | 40 |
CHAPTER THREE | 61 |
Copyright | |
9 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
action activities AKWD Allied American anti-Semitic armed Army arrested attacks August authorities Book Bór British camps Central commander Communists concerning Council critical death December Depesza died early eastern efforts especially established Europe execution farmer Fighting forced gave German Ghetto GSHI hand headed Holocaust Home Jewish Jews July June killed Korboński land later leaders letter living London major March military murdered Nazi occupation officers operations organization partisan Party Peasant percent Poland Poles police Polish army Polish government Polish Jews Polish underground political population prov relations representatives resistance responsible result Rowecki Russians Secret sent September sheltering shot Sikorski soldiers Soviet Soviet Union streets tion told took units uprising village wanted Warsaw Warsaw Ghetto western World York Zegota
References to this book
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Forgotten Holocaust: The Poles Under German Occupation, 1939-1944 |
| Author | Richard C. Lukas |
| Edition | 2, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Hippocrene Books, 2001 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 0781809010, 9780781809016 |
| Length | 358 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Holocaust History / Military / World War II |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |