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 65
However , he wanted the ZWZ to concentrate on building up its strength for the
general uprising , which he predicted might occur sooner than anticipated .
Keenly aware of the possibilities of military cooperation between the Poles and
the ...
However , he wanted the ZWZ to concentrate on building up its strength for the
general uprising , which he predicted might occur sooner than anticipated .
Keenly aware of the possibilities of military cooperation between the Poles and
the ...
Page 75
The Communists , on the other hand , hoped to prevent that from happening and
wanted to pave the way for a Polish government favorable to Moscow . The
struggle became increasingly bitter as the years went on , especially after the
Katyń ...
The Communists , on the other hand , hoped to prevent that from happening and
wanted to pave the way for a Polish government favorable to Moscow . The
struggle became increasingly bitter as the years went on , especially after the
Katyń ...
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A German sergeant wanted to sell a Pole three truckloads of sheets and blankets
on condition that he also take the trucks . When the Pole inquired why he wanted
to get rid of the trucks too , the German told him that it gave him the excuse he ...
A German sergeant wanted to sell a Pole three truckloads of sheets and blankets
on condition that he also take the trucks . When the Pole inquired why he wanted
to get rid of the trucks too , the German told him that it gave him the excuse he ...
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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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