Obozy dla ludności niemieckiej w polityce władz polskich w latach 1945 - 1949
German population camps in the policy of Polish authorities in the years 1945 -1949
Author(s): Tomasz BrowarekSubject(s): Politics, Studies in violence and power, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: OFFICINA SIMONIDIS. Wydawnictwo Uczelni Państwowej im. Szymona Szymonowica w Zamościu
Keywords: Germans in Poland; national minorities in Poland; ethnic policy;
Summary/Abstract: German population camps formed in Poland after the Second World War served many functions, yet they mainly reflected the attitude and goals Polish authorities had towards this community. They were aimed at helping to remove Germans from Poland, using them, in the meantime, as cheap workforce; and speeding up the verification and rehabilitation of native population. Organizational chaos and latitude were the major features accompanying their creation. This led to considerable diversity in the camps' dependence, and organizational mess, which created conditions for numerous abuses and law violations. The camps were often characterized by poor living conditions, hard work and severe regulations, modeled after Nazi camps, which resulted in high mortality (the scale of which is difficult to assess today).
Journal: Facta Simonidis
- Issue Year: 6/2013
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 218-236
- Page Count: 19
- Language: Polish