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 131
Sikorski looked upon the Polish army in the Soviet Union as an important way to
forge a closer relationship with the Russians , a goal not shared by his
independent - minded commander , Anders , who was responsible for the
initative that ...
Sikorski looked upon the Polish army in the Soviet Union as an important way to
forge a closer relationship with the Russians , a goal not shared by his
independent - minded commander , Anders , who was responsible for the
initative that ...
Page 215
It appeared that the Russians were ready to attack Warsaw from Praga , coupled
with an encircling maneuver from the south . But this was not in the offing .
Having established themselves in Praga , Berling ' s First Polish Army tried to
force the ...
It appeared that the Russians were ready to attack Warsaw from Praga , coupled
with an encircling maneuver from the south . But this was not in the offing .
Having established themselves in Praga , Berling ' s First Polish Army tried to
force the ...
Page 216
The AK commander in Mokotów identified one of the Russians there as
Alexander Chernukhyn , who curiously asked what the AK needed in the way of
help — something the Poles had sought since August 1 . But it took a few more
days ...
The AK commander in Mokotów identified one of the Russians there as
Alexander Chernukhyn , who curiously asked what the AK needed in the way of
help — something the Poles had sought since August 1 . But it took a few more
days ...
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Contents
The Polish Government and the Origins of the Underground | 40 |
The Military Underground in Operation | 61 |
CHAPTER FOUR | 95 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Forgotten Holocaust: The Poles Under German Occupation, 1939-1944 |
| Author | Richard C. Lukas |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | University Press of Kentucky, 1986 |
| ISBN | 0813115663, 9780813115665 |
| Length | 300 pages |
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