The Atmosphere among the Population of the Opole Silesia in the early 1944 in the Light of the Sicherheitsdienst des Reichsführers SS Reports Cover Image

Nastroje wśród ludności Śląska Opolskiego w początkach 1944 roku w świetle raportów Sicherheitsdienst des Reichsführers SS
The Atmosphere among the Population of the Opole Silesia in the early 1944 in the Light of the Sicherheitsdienst des Reichsführers SS Reports

Author(s): Andrzej Hanich
Subject(s): Local History / Microhistory, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Fascism, Nazism and WW II
Published by: Instytut Śląski
Keywords: Opole Silesia;Nazi Germany;SS Repotrs;

Summary/Abstract: The research paper is referential in its character and constitutes a presentation of reports about the feelings of the inhabitants of the region, which were prepared by the local authorities of Sicherheitsdienst des Reichsführers SS in the Opole Silesia in February and March 1944, one year before the entrance of the Red Army into the area. In the materials that were prepared on the basis of the agency reports prevailed a conviction about an impending defeat and thus a fear of amendments arised. Quite often amongst various opinions appear comments announcing that the area will be incorporated into Poland, which involved a frequent use of the Silesian dialect.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 76
  • Page Range: 101-112
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish