1939

No copyright infringement intended This video may not be suitable for young viewers. W 1939 roku Polska zaatakowana została równocześnie przez dwa największe w historii ludzkości totalitaryzmy. Film dedykuję tym, którzy wyszli w pole stawić im czoło. THE SOVIETS The Soviets looked to destroy Polish self-rule using deportation of hundreds of thousands of Polish citizens and forcing their system of government upon them. They set out to remove a thousand years of Polish cultural influences. Polish was replaced in official usage. Schools spread Soviet indoctrination and religious education was forbidden. Monuments were destroyed, street names changed, bookshops closed, libraries burned and publishers shutdown. Soviet censorship was strictly enforced. Even the ringing of church bells was banned. In 1940 and the first half of 1941, the Soviets deported more than 1500000 Poles, most in four mass deportations. Most of them died of freezing cold, starvation and disease. The first deportation took place February 10, 1940, with more than 220000 sent to northern European Russia; the second on April 13-15, 1940, sending 300000 to 330000 primarily to Kazakhstan; a third wave in June-July 1940 totaled more than 240000 perhaps 400000; the fourth occurred in June, 1941, deporting 200000. The fourth wave contained a large number of children. Upon resumption of Polish-Soviet diplomatic relations in 1941, it was determined based on Soviet information that more than 760000 of the deportees <b>...</b>