Oh God, not AGAIN New York Times in an article about a certain Sidney Frank, who died, wrote again about, quote, "Polish death camp" (this time Sobibor), from which Jewish prisoners escaped during WW II.
Now, I know it's preaching to the choir w/regard to my f-list, but I'll repeat once more:
there were no Polish death camps during Second World War
however
There were German death camps within the borders of pre-war Polish state, then under the full control of the Nazis.
Especially in 1943 the territory of Poland was reduced to the areas occupied by Polish embassies and the areas on boards of the ships of Polish Navy, Marine and Air Force. If anybody knows a reliable source about a death camp on the board of Polish destroyer, bomber or consulate, do please send it to me. I'm sure world will be greatly interested in such sensational news.
For a complete clarification, Polish territories, occupied by the Germas during WW II were divided into three parts: 1. directly incorporated into Third Reich (including the city of Oswiecim, so Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and death camp was in fact on legally German territory) 2. so called General_Government, a German administrative unit 3. zones under direct military control (in the east)
In none of these areas there existed any Polish administration, apart from the structures od the Polish Underground State, which military branch Home Army was the most powerful organisation of European resistance. Due to the obvious reasons, Polish resistance was not able to control the territory of Poland and fully prevent German (or other forces) crimes there.
General Government was not, repeat not a Polish puppet government like Vichy France. It was a purely German administrative unit and the Governor, infamous Hans_Frank was one of the twenty four chief Nazi criminals tried in Nuremberg Trials and one of the twelve sentenced to death.
ETA: Since the lie becomes truth if repeated often enough, I kindly ask every virtual passer-by to link to this page. I know I can't battle NYT, but I can do as much (or little)
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small}
bufo_viridis) wrote,
