From September 1939 until June 1941, the Soviet Union deported almost 1.2 million Poles to Siberia and Kazakhstan, of whom slightly over 600,000 died during transportation or shortly afterwards.
This is in addition to the POW's and civilians massacred at Katyn and other places.
It's hard for the Poles to see much difference between the Germans and the Soviets in WWII, except for the color of the uniforms.
It’s hard for the Poles to see much difference between the Germans and the Soviets in WWII, except for the color of the uniforms.
I don’t blame the Poles. It’s interesting that the part of Poland seized in 1939, stayed in the USSR—they just moved Poland west into what had always been Germany.