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Polish material losses during World War II

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132: 79: 90: 106: 121: 17: 241:. Destructtion of 25 museums, 35 theatres, 665 cinemas, 323 community centres. Although it is difficult to estimate museum losses, library losses amount to 66%. The irreversible destruction of 22 mil. books. Collectively, the German occupant ransacked 516 000 individual pieces of art, with an estimated worth of 15,46 bil. 276:
Destruction of over 50% of railway, road, sea and air transport infrastructure. Destruction of telecommunications infrastructure (destruction of 13 radio reception stations, 7 radio telegraph stations, confiscation of 867 000 radio receivers). The loot or destruction of 2465
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Loss in Polish education - destruction of 17 institutes of higher education, 271 secondary schools, 4880 common schools and 768 other schools. Additionally, the destruction of research institutes, scientific societies and other types of
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Loss in industry (purposeful destruction and loot of machines and appliances) - 64.5% of chemical, 64.3% of printing, 59.7% of electro-technical, 55.4% of clothing, 53.1% of food and 48.0% of metal industry pillaged or
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Loss of property - residential buildings (162 190), agricultural granges (353 876), factories and industrial complexes (14 000), private sector and state shops (199 751), workshops (84 436), 968 223 households.
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48% of its territory, equating to the loss of 178,000 km² of land, gaining the equivalent of 101 000 km² in the west. The modification of Poland's borders by the
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Loss of healthcare services (hospital properties, infrastructure, buildings) - 55% in relation to the pre-1939 state. Destruction of 352 hospitals, 29 anti-
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During World War II, Poland incurred the greatest biological (for every 1000 inhabitants, she lost 220 people) and material losses (with an average $ 626
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was destroyed. Due to the World Powers (It was hidden from Poland until the last moment), Poland was forced to hand-over 48% of its territory to the
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The Bureau of Reparations during the Presidium of the Council of Ministers estimated the total cost of material losses amounted after the end of
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Loss of national capital - 38% in relation to the pre-1939 state (the greatest destruction by the occupant was in the scope of industry and
360: 54:, Poland's material losses were evaluated to be $ 16,9 billion U.S. Dollars, $ 9,1 billion in Yugoslavia. Two-fifths of Poland's cultural 706: 352: 289:, 25 sea ships and 39 close-shore port ships. The destruction of 5948 km of railway tracks, 47 767 metres of railway bridges and 312:(1939 rate). In relation to the 2017, the aforesaid US dollar transfers to US$ 850–920 billion. As such, Poland's capital city of 78: 245:(2017 rate). Due to postwar vindication, only a small fragment of cultural artifacts, works of art and exhibits were recovered. 273:
Loss in agriculture and cultivation - 1908 thousand horses, 3905 thousand cattle, 4988 thousand swine and 755 thousand sheep.
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Loss in forestry as a result of the seizure of national capital - 75 mil. m³ of trees cut down, equating to 400 000
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Sprawozdanie Biura Odszkodowań Wojennych w przedmiocie strat i szkód wojennych Polski 1939–1945
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Sprawozdanie Biura Odszkodowań Wojennych w przedmiocie strat i szkód wojennych Polski 1939–1945
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In 1947, the postwar Bureau of Reparations during the Presidium of the Council of Ministers (
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Conclusively, the material losses and destruction was valued at 258 billion prewar
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wartime population loss combined). Total destruction and loot of the
208: 114: 286: 130: 119: 104: 88: 77: 51: 15: 476: 452: 399: 67: 501:"Przegląd techniczny". Naczelna Organizacja Techniczna (Poland) 676:"Quarterly journal of the history of science and technology". 549:. 5 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012 363:. The annexation of this part of Poland was accepted at the 439:, 135 higher education employees were killed, 80 in the 586:. Toruń: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek. pp. 160, 675. 584:
Polityka Niemiec wobec polskich dóbr kultury w XX wieku
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Polska Akademia Nauk. Zakład Historii Nauki I Techniki
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on Polish territory between 1939 and 1945. Due to the
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occupant can be subdivided into several categories:
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Index


Polish
Second Polish Republic
World War II
U.S. Dollar
Yugoslavia
Paris
property
Soviet Union
German
USSR

Saxon Palace

St. Michael Archangel
Wieluń

Royal Castle
Warsaw

Brühl Palace

bombing of Wieluń
Poland
German
warfare
loot
confiscation
exploitation
slave labour

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