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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... with the enemy . 46 The three major political parties fielded their own military
groups and , except for the Socialists , who merged their Socialist Fighting
Organization ( Socjalistyczna Organizacja Bojowa ) , were unwilling at first to
integrate ...
... with the enemy . 46 The three major political parties fielded their own military
groups and , except for the Socialists , who merged their Socialist Fighting
Organization ( Socjalistyczna Organizacja Bojowa ) , were unwilling at first to
integrate ...
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their arms at their feet instead of actively engaging the enemy . ” 8 Polish
Communist goals were really more political than military . The ZWZIAK had good
reasons to minimize direct confrontations with the Germans , for ZWZIAK actions
often ...
their arms at their feet instead of actively engaging the enemy . ” 8 Polish
Communist goals were really more political than military . The ZWZIAK had good
reasons to minimize direct confrontations with the Germans , for ZWZIAK actions
often ...
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36 The Katyń affair simply confirmed Rowecki ' s long - standing view that the
Soviet Union was “ nothing ( more ) than our enemy ” — and he would continue
to consider it that way in his military planning . In view of the state of Russo -
Polish ...
36 The Katyń affair simply confirmed Rowecki ' s long - standing view that the
Soviet Union was “ nothing ( more ) than our enemy ” — and he would continue
to consider it that way in his military planning . In view of the state of Russo -
Polish ...
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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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