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Expulsion of Poles by Nazi Germany

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was the second main area of expulsions after the German-annexed more western provinces of Poland. The entity itself was seen only as a temporary measure by the Germans, and served as a large concentration area for Poles to perform hard labour to further Germany's industry and
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were assigned the task of overseeing the evictions to ensure that the Poles left behind most of their belongings for the use of the settlers. This could also mean the separation of entire families, with able-bodied adults being sent to
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settlers, etc.) – and therefore considered "racially valuable" – would be Germanized and dispersed among the ethnic German population living on formerly Polish soil. The Nazi leadership hoped that through expulsions to
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Together with so-called "wild expulsions", in four years of Nazi occupation 923,000 Poles were ethnically cleansed from the territories annexed by Germany into the Reich. According to research conducted by
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and their further extermination, in order to make room for the Germans re-settled from across Europe. Furthermore, Hitler intended to extensively colonize all territories lying to the east of the
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Among the expulsions from the metropolitan centres of Poland, the largest took place in its capital. In October 1940, 115,000 Poles were expelled from their homes in central
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of territories of occupied Poland, which were annexed directly into Nazi Germany in 1939. Eventually these plans grew bigger to include parts of the
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The World War II expulsions took place within two specific political entities established by the Nazis, divided from each other by a closed border:
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in Reichsgau Wartheland alone, the Germans expelled 70,000 Poles to the General Government. The deportations conducted under the leadership of
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Wysiedlenie i poniewierka. Wspomnienia Polaków wysiedlonych przez okupanta hitlerowskiego z ziem polskich "wcielonych" do Rzeszy 1939-1945.
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in March 1941. By that time the General Government was to be cleared of 15 million Polish nationals, and resettled by 4–5 million ethnic
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by the German authorities from their parents in that area for their further Germanization. The action led to a massive operation by the
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policies were enacted upon its Polish population on an unprecedented scale. In accordance with Nazi ideology the Poles were considered
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Witold Sienkiewicz, Grzegorz Hryciuk, "Zwangsumsiedlung, Flucht und Vertreibung 1939 - 1959: Atlas zur Geschichte Ostmitteleuropas",
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soldiers and colonists from Central and Eastern Europe, while Poles were mostly deported either to the General Government or to
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In 1940 and 1941 the Germans evicted 17,000 Polish and Jewish residents from the western districts of the city of
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L. Chrzanowski, "Wypędzenia z Pomorza," Biuletyn Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej, 2004, nr 5 (40), ss. 34 – 48.
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Piotr Setkiewicz, "The expulsion of Polish civilians from the area around the Auschwitz camp, 1940-1941."
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Jeremiasz Krzesiński "Deportacje dzieci pabianickich na roboty przymusowe do Niemiec w latach 1941-1945"
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and other settlements, 444,000 persons of Polish ethnicity were expelled – almost 25% of its population.
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to coordinate the expulsion. Initially named the Special Staff for the Resettlement of Poles and Jews (
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Deportacje Polaków z północno-zachodnich ziem II Rzeczypospolitej 1940-1941. Źródła do historii Polski
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Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945
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City), that was to symbolise the German "Plough" that was to "plough" the East. Additionally, almost
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while the rest were sent to the General Government. The expulsion also affected tens of thousands of
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A. Konieczny, "Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej powiatu żywieckiego w 1940 roku" ("Saybusch Aktion"),
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The Origins of the Final Solution: The Evolution of Nazi Jewish Policy, September 1939-March 1942.
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Jan Śleziak „Pamiętnik wysiedlonego z Żywiecczyzny” Żywiecka Agencja Wydawnicza, Kamesznica 2007
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began with the classification of which people were "racially suitable", as defined by the Nazi
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Zwangsumsiedlung, Flucht und Vertreibung 1939 - 1959: Atlas zur Geschichte Ostmitteleuropas.
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The first lands that were subject to mass expulsions, Germanization and extermination (see
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resettled from Eastern Europe in the annexed territories of occupied Poland, March 1944.
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Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z Kraju Warty do Generalnego Gubernatorstwa 1939-1941.
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Polityka ludnościowa i ekonomiczna hitlerowskich Niemiec w okupowanej Polsce.
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were resettled there including 57,000 Germans from Eastern Europe, including
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by the Germans), the expulsions affected 121,765 Poles. A total of 130,000
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There was a special institution set up in November 1939 in German-occupied
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in late 1940. The first of these actions took place on 22 September 1940.
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Germany and Eastern Europe: Cultural Identities and Cultural Differences
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had been successfully resettled into Poland during the action called "
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Główna Komisja Badania Zbrodni Hitlerowskich w Polsce, Warszawa, 1990
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The years 1940 to 1944 marked the expulsion of 50,000 Poles from the
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from several Eastern European countries and regions such as the
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settlers from Eastern Galicia and Volhynia who were given new
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camps for expelled Poles from the region, which were known as
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and minor branches located in various other towns, including
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Between 1939 and 1940, Nazi expulsions from German-occupied
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Visions of Victory: The Hopes of Eight World War II Leaders
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Wojciech Roszkowski, Historia Polski 1914–1997, Warsaw 1998
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Ryszard Dyliński, Marian Flejsierowicz, Stanisław Kubiak,
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Expulsions from Polish territories annexed by Nazi Germany
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constructed by the authorities. After the failure of the
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lasted from September to December 1940, with some 3,200
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may also have been intended for use on the populations.
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Polish Matczak family among Poles expelled in 1939 from
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Położenie ludności polskiej w Kraju Warty 1939 - 1945.
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The Łódź area was attached by the Germans to occupied
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Reichskomissar für die Festigung deutschen Volkstums
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carried out since the 19th century, when Poland was
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Index

Expulsion of Poles by Nazi Germany (1939-1944)
German occupation of Poland
Expulsion of Poles by Germany
Nazi crimes against the Polish nation

Reichsgau Wartheland
Poland
Poles
population transfer
ethnic cleansing
massacre
kidnapping of children
Nazi Germany
Anti-Polish sentiment
Germanisation
German irredentism
Lebensraum
Nazi racial ideology
Anti-Slavic sentiment

Sieradz
World War II
forced resettlement
Poles
German-occupied Poland
Germanization
Lebensraum
colonisation
General Government
Adolf Hitler

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