Germany's Outrages Against The Polish People

World War II was fought between the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) and the Allied Powers (Britain, United States, Soviet Union, and France). Although most all countries were involved in some way hence the title “World War II,” the Axis and Allied Powers were the major players on the field. The war began when Germany at the command of Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland on September 1st 1939 as a “defensive action.” However, Britain and France did not buy it hence why they had declared war on Germany two days later as a result. The real reason Germany invaded Poland was because Hitler wanted more Lebensraum (“living space”) for Germans. Hitler believed that he would be able to get away with taking over Poland due to the fact that many counties appeased him when he had taken over Austria and the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia. The United States’ decision to stay neutral also played a role in World War II, as they did not come to aid to the countries apart of the League of Nations.

Invasion of Poland, Blitzkrieg - September, 1939 - Germany used series of "lightning campaigns" to conquer Poland. The invasion caused Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany.

During World War II, non-Jewish Poles had to decide whether to obey the new laws in German occupied Poland. These new laws greatly affected how people would act in German occupied Poland. The consequences for breaking the laws were very severe and would often result in harm to your family. But people still broke them for no other reason for the fact that the laws were wrong. They helped Jews even though it wasn't allowed by the government. Citizens responded to the laws passed by the state during the German occupation of Poland in many different ways this impacting history.

Its 4:45am and the sound of gunfire fills the air as 1.5 million Germans flood the streets of Poland. Led by Adolf Hitler on September 1st, 1939, this marked the start of World War Two. Hitler claimed the invasion was a defensive strategy, but Britain and France were not convinced. A few days later, the two countries declared war on Germany and started a major conflict. As tensions continued to rise and more countries joined the fight, the United States prepared itself for war.

By the summer of 1943, the German army was retreating to Poland. The city of Lublin fell, and Warsaw fell afterwards. Unfortunately, the Poles discovered that their “liberation” only meant that the Nazis were replaced by the Soviets.

September: Employing blitzkrieg (literally, "lightning war") tactics, Germany invades Poland. Polish military forces are unprepared for the ferocity of Germany's attack.When efforts to negotiate a withdrawal fail, Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II begins.

With little preparation, the Polish quickly had their land taken right before their eyes by the Nazis. “As they marched into the towns of Poland, Germans preyed on the Jews they encountered, subjecting them to humiliation and beatings,” (The Outbreak of WWII). Adding not only humiliation, but terror as well, the Germans would shear the beards of the Orthodox and organize public hangings (The Outbreak of WWII). Due to little to no preparation at all the Polish rebellion lasted for about two months, but the Germans ended up overpowering and 200,000 Poles were killed (“Polish Victims”). “Within three weeks the Germans had defeated Poland and divided it into three regions: the western and northern provinces of the former Polish state,” (The Outbreak of WWII). Hitler achieved his goal and became one step closer to world domination. The Nazis were PREDOMINANT compared to the Polish in this situation. The Poles and their land were gone the minute the Nazis stepped on the Polish territory. The Polish army was never going to be big enough to defeat the Nazi’s. They were simply not strong enough nor were they mean

Germany's antagonism from the loss of WW1 caused the rise of Hitler and hatred of the Jewish people. Germans after the loss of WW1, were angry and looking for someone as a scapegoat which lead to the hatred of the jews. Secondly, they were angry about their accumulated debt from WW1. After the loss of the war Germany wanted to recover their patriotism and develop a purified master race. Lastly the jewish group had a prior history of conflict between them which assisted in creating the blame and hate directed towards Jewish people. This is why the loss of WW1 created anger and a chain of events to lead to the scapegoating of Jewish people along with the rise of hitler and the holocaust.

In 1936 Hitler allied with Mussolini and sent troops into Rhineland. In 1938, Hitler annexing Austria. This should have been a red flag for the other countries because Hitler already broke the Versailles Treaty. However, nothing was done. Only one year later German troops invalided the Poland. At first the Germans were somewhat progressive with the amount of aircrafts they acquired. Their mobile, mechanized offensive force was very effective and underestimated. The German air force was strong and effective. With 1,300 planes, countless soldiers on foot and tanks the Polish, they didn’t stand a chance. The Germans technique of Blitzkrieg or lightening war proved to work. With this technique the Netherlands only stood for four days. The countries

Jews and Germans, very two different races. On the day of August 1, 1944, A girl named Anne Frank and her family were captured by the Nazis. Anne Frank and her family were in Amsterdam at the time, they were hiding in the annex for two whole years. They were deported to Germany in Westerbork transit camp and then to Auschwitz . Otto Frank, Anne’s father was the only one who survived from the Secret Annex. The others all died. The night before they were captured, someone had broken into their house and stolen items, which could have caught the Nazis attention. Which lead to them being captured. The identity of their betrayer has never been established. The Nazis separated the men from the women. Often Jewish men, Especially in Poland, were

The Jewish population in Germany was around 9 million in 1933. Most of the European Jews also lived in places that the Nazi’s would occupy in World War II. As part of the “final solution”, a Nazi policy to murder European Jews, two out of every three European Jews had been offed by Nazis by the year 1945. Hitler went around collecting Jews and other minorities he found inferior for 12 years and executed them. Those who were not immediately killed were brought to concentration camps where they would either be killed off in gas chambers or worked to death. When the camps were liberated, many of the Jews had no place to go because their homes had been destroyed by the Nazis and the war all together.

World War II officially began on September 1, 1939 the invasion of Poland. Adolf Hitler was wanting to conquer all of Europe and its living space. A military tactic used in World War II was “Blitzkrieg” a tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces such as planes, artillery and tanks. Blitzkrieg meaning “lightning war” was first used in the invasion of Poland and later on officially established in the Invasion of France, Netherlands, and Belgium. Not only did the Germans use the tactic of blitzkrieg they also had a powerful army that consisted of four groups the: Luftwaffe(Air Force) ,Weimar(Regular Nazi Army) , SS (Special Forces), and the SA(Racially superior soldiers). Hitler almost conquered all of Europe, but there were some mistakes in this war that costed him the win such as: Dunkirk, The Invasion of Russia and the Allies victories.

The terms of the German-Soviet Pact stated that the two countries were not to attack each other, independently or in alliance with another country, and to always have each other in the best interests ("German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact"). Germany was free to strike at Poland without having to worry about the interruption of the Soviet Union. The blitzkrieg strategy is what the Germans used to take over Poland. This was distinguished by, “extensive bombing early on to destroy the enemy’s air capacity, railroads, communication lines, and munitions dumps, followed by a massive land invasion with overwhelming numbers of troops, tanks, and artillery” (“Germany Invades Poland”). The German armies made their way through Poland, while soldiers eliminated any surviving opposition. Hitler began constructing an organized body of military police to obliterate racial, political, or religious enemies that threatened his Nazi ideology. Within one day of the German annexation, Hitler had already established concentration camps for slave laborers and the execution of Jewish

To start, Adolf Hitler wanted to attack Poland. He and his force of the Germans were up against the French and British military,

On September 1, 1939 Germany invaded Poland to start the biggest war all mankind has ever seen. A man named Adolf Hitler led a group called the Nazi's. He convinced those men that Jewish people had ruined the world and caused Germany's downfall after World War One. They were also against people like gypsies, criminals, or anyone they thought were undesirable. Soon after the Germans started, Japan and Italy joined to help their cause. As the war went on the Nazi party grew bigger and stronger and countries started fighting back, but the Nazi's were to strong. Then one day Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and just like that Americans were in the war. That day we became mortal enemies with all of Japan, and we weren't going to hold back on them.