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. |
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Page 16
... so concerned about the situation that they published a leaflet which tried to
show what the Vatican had done for the Poles . 63 In 1942 , WRN , an
underground organ of Polish Socialists , bitterly declared that the Vatican was “
walking hand ...
... so concerned about the situation that they published a leaflet which tried to
show what the Vatican had done for the Poles . 63 In 1942 , WRN , an
underground organ of Polish Socialists , bitterly declared that the Vatican was “
walking hand ...
Page 127
... the Jews economically . After all , Jews as a group were not deported or
executed as the Poles were in these early years . On the other hand , Jews in the
ghettos tended to see only advantages that the Poles enjoyed on the Aryan side
of the ...
... the Jews economically . After all , Jews as a group were not deported or
executed as the Poles were in these early years . On the other hand , Jews in the
ghettos tended to see only advantages that the Poles enjoyed on the Aryan side
of the ...
Page 209
Even hand grenades without their pins were hung so that when an unsuspecting
person hit one , he was blown to bits . There were full - scale battles below , as
men fought hand - tohand and drowned each other in excrement . 93 Bach ...
Even hand grenades without their pins were hung so that when an unsuspecting
person hit one , he was blown to bits . There were full - scale battles below , as
men fought hand - tohand and drowned each other in excrement . 93 Bach ...
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Contents
FOREWORD by Norman Davies ix | 1 |
CHAPTER | 40 |
CHAPTER THREE | 61 |
Copyright | |
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| 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 |
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