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1945 Britain Empire didn't have the resources to fight for India never mind take on the Red Army.

British Empire had a second rate army in 1939. Good navy and a growing airforce. USA had small forces. Neither had the capacity to fight the USSR and Germany for Poland.

My friend...Poland is not the only country the English fucked over in WW2, even though they fought side to side before with the allies, Greece suffered a similar phenomenon, where the asshole Churchill even gave the command to kill Greeks, and he imprisoned thousands in the desert that were helping with the African campaign. And that just in one year...

Waarom wou Groot-Britanië zo graag dat Polen een zelfstandig land werd?

Yes, I made this episode with great interest.

heyyy moien wei geet et?

and an incredible sad story, Poland has suffered so much throughout the history, annexed by russian empire, then been abused by nazis in the west, and communist to the east, genocide by stalin. Polish people have my utmost support :)

Same, I have been interested in Poland and there geography for a year now Love from the USA

Luxembourge Empire, let us unite and conquer together the world.

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Agree.

True bro

Poland got a really bad hand dealt to it for quite a while,

I'd call it out of the frying pan, into the fire

@William Chrobak it's interesting because from when I lived in the west, a lot of people believed the Nazis were the worst people in the war, I don't even know how they get the idea but many think the russians were good and communism isn't a bad idea (maybe ally propaganda) meanwhile in eastern Europe everyone knows the truth haha. My family fled czechslovakia to Germany to avoid the Russian onslaught... Just goes to show how bad it was, that they would rather be under the Nazis than suffer the red armys "liberation" xD

Thanks for sharing.

@@HistoryHustle You're welcome.

Thank you for posting this comment. Very interesting to read. How did a part of your family managed to stay? And were in Poland did the other part went to? And how is life as a Polish person in Belarus. Lots of questions, I know, I find it very interesting. Love to know. Thanks!

History Hustle I agree. I find the stories of the Polish communities in the Kresy to be fascinating. How is life as a Pole in Hrodna? Are the numbers of Poles under estimated as many think? The Polish part of my heritage is mostly from Warsaw, but there’s also roots in L’wow/ L’viv. They immigrated to the US before WW1.

If you are polish why your name is Belorussian?

Poles from nowadays Belarus and Lithuania had choice if they wanted they was able to stay there but they had to change their citizenship to Soviet, study in Russian language etc. People who want to still life in "Poland" was able to move in trains for animals (sometimes these journeys was even one month long) to Silesia, Pomerania or eastern Prussia. (communist Poland and II Polish Republic was 2 completely different countries) only Poles from Ukrainian Soviet Republic had to move because relations between Poles and Ukrainians was very bad (find smth about genocide in Wołyń) this is why today in Ukraine polish miniority is less then 1% of population of this region. Before war 65% of citizens of Lwów (Lviv) was Polish, 25% Jews and 10% Ukrainians. It was the most important city for polish culture like Warsaw, Krakow, Poznań or Wilno (Vilnius). Probably if not participation of Poland by Prussia, Austria and Russia today Poland will be called "Republic of 3 nations - Polish, Lithuanian and Ruthenian" but for 123 years of hate propaganda in society of Poland, Ukraine and Lithuania made big conflicts between our nations and this is why in XX century Poland has a lot of troubles with borders.

Eimantas Woroniecki probably russification plus remember the government watches his every move in Belarus it’s a police state

Well said Edwin. Actually some sources claim it was Stalin fault the Soviets lost the Polish-Soviet War. This was due to the fact that Stalin wanted to capture Lwów (previous Lemberg, now Lviv) instead of securing the flanks during the attack on Warsaw. The Poles were indeed screwed over by the western powers (first when Britain and France) didn't push through with their land attack on Germany (initiating the so-called "Phoney War") and second when the let Stalin to keep the former Eastern Polish territories as well as letting Poland fall into the communist sphere of influence. Thanks for the comment!

@@HistoryHustle Thank you for your response. It was inconceivable to the Poles that their two powerful Allies (Great Britain & France) would do nothing active to assist Poland in her hour of need. British and French inactivity equally amazed the Germans, and ample evidence emerged at the 1946 Nuremberg trials of the weakness of the German army in the West in 1939. General Alfred Jodl (Chief of Operations of OKW - Oberkommando der Wehrmacht) told the tribunal: ‘If we did not collapse already in 1939 that was due only to the fact that during the Polish campaign the approximately 110 French and British divisions in the West were completely inactive against the 23 German divisions.’ Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel (Chief of OKW) revealed: ‘We Germans had always expected an attack by France during the Polish campaign, and were very surprised that nothing happened. A French attack would have encountered only a German military screen, not a real defense.’ The Germans believed that by using their 2,300 tanks when all German tanks were in the east, the French could have easily crossed the Rhine and entered the Ruhr, which would have caused the Germans great difficulties. The French did make a brief incursion into Germany, crossing into the Saar (Saar campaign) at three points on 7 September (a week after the German invasion of Poland). In an attempt to avert or postpone it, the German troops had not only not initiated any aggressive action but had not returned the fire of the French artillery; rather they had hung signs over their trenches stating that they did not wish to fight France.’ The French were only too keen to take the Germans at their word and withdrew from the Saar. The Nazi propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, wrote in his diary: ‘The French withdrawal is more than astonishing; it is completely incomprehensible.’ Now, regarding Stalin’s role in losing the Polish-Soviet war of 1920, I’m not surprised. Stalin did not had any military background, except fighting as a Bolshevik revolutionary in his early days in Georgia and robbing banks and trains. That could be reason why Stalin purged and executed Marshal Mikhail Tukhachevsky (who was in charge of the Red Army’s drive to Warsaw) in 1937, by branding him as a “German spy” (which was false). Stalin feared Tukhachevsky would overthrow him and had him executed. The other leading Red Army Commander, Semyon Budyonny, also made many mistakes during the Polish-Soviet war and he survived. Tukhachevsky was a major proponent of the modernization of Soviet armament and army force structure in the 1920s and 1930s and became instrumental in the development of Soviet aviation, mechanized, and airborne forces. As a theoretician, he was a driving force behind Soviet development of the theory of deep operations (glubokaya operatsiya). Stalin and Semyon Budyonny rejected “glubokaya Operatsiya” as focused on Cavalry (which was being replaced by armored warfare in the 1920’s). Ironically, Tukhachevsky’s “glubokaya Operatsiya” was used by Zhukov in their fight against the Germans. After the war, Zhukov was extremely respected by the Soviet Army and people, which made Stalin jealous of him. Stalin fired Zhukov (accused him of looting goods from Berlin) and humiliated him on numerous occasions. This was the respect Stalin had for the man, who saved Mother Russia from the Nazis. After Stalin’s death, it wasn’t just Khrushchev who denounced Stalin for his war crime, but Marshal Zhukov also denounced Stalin’s insane paranoid and his mistakes during the war.

Edwin Jude ☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻 I wish this information was common knowledge to everyone of European decent instead of the less than

Well Capitalism and Catholicism is back all under the benevolent Yankee Military. A land of total joy!

So if the soviets wanted to export communism to central Europe one could see operation Barbarossa as a preemptive strike according to that analogy

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Many thanks! Feel free to share :)

Thanks for sharing this story of your family's history. I will visit Gdansk this Summer so I will visit that museum also. Thank you for the tip!

@@HistoryHustle you're welcome

"It was dangerous to be Poles in the USSR" Only if your ancestors were criminals or supported anti-Soviet policy, which had nothing to do with their Polish ethnicity

@@kurilrick2207 Unfortunately not. It was enough to speak Polish or have a Polish surname. NKVD Polish Operation - aimed primarily at Poles [a] so-called NKVD nationality operation, committed on the order of the People's Commissar for Internal Affairs of the USSR No. 00485 [2] of August 11, 1937, issued by the then NKVD People's Commissar Nikolai Yezhov, carried out on the territory of the USSR in 1937-1938 during the great terror. According to NKVD documents, 139,835 people were sentenced, of which no fewer than 111,991 Poles - citizens of the USSR - were shot in the back of the head, and 28,774 were sentenced to stay in labor camps. The sentences were carried out immediately. Poles living in the Ukrainian SSR and the Belarusian SSR were deported in mass, including to Kazakhstan and Siberia. Putin's student? You can make stupid people illiterate.

Why on Earth would it be dangerous to be a Pole in Russia?

Thanks for taking the time to watch the video and writing such a lenghty comment. Really appreciate it. Very interesting to read!

You're welcome, thanks for your message!

Yes, you're welcome.

Yes, I really liked this too. I don't think a lot of people across modern day Europe realise just how much they owe Poland. Certainly not in the UK where I'm from anyway. I know sometimes people look at modern day Poland and are concerned by how deeply Conservative the country is perceived in places, but, none the less, I think it is incredible how far Poland has recovered since ww2 and I fully expect it to play an increasingly strong and positive role in Europe in years to come.

@@coff33guy34 all of you owe germany. You guys acted to harsch onto Germany and Austria-Hungary

@@ryanvanderveer4263 I see. What makes you say that?

Many thanks, Tom!

Thanks!

It's pretty sad indeed.

@Semper Fidelis On the side of Hitler was the entire industrial power of continental Europe (including the tank factories of the Czech Republic and France). Also, the armies of Finland, Romania, and Hungary fought on the side of the Nazis. The Polish army would not have greatly improved the Hitlerite coalition. In addition, after the massacre of the Russians, the Poles would be next (Hitler wanted to destroy all the Slavs).

@@user-df2ij2np4s Europe is the enemy of Russia and the entire civilized world. Thanks to the weakening of Europe, the civilized world has become a better place.

@Semper Fidelis The Soviets took control of central and eastern Europe only for their own safety. The Russians have not forgotten how the Czechs produced tanks for Hitler, or how the Hungarians killed Soviet civilians. The Russians showed mercy that they did not exterminate all the Germans (along with the Austrians) and all the Slavic peoples-collaborators who served the Germans. If the Germans and their Slavic servants had won, then the Russians would have faced total genocide. The funny thing is that the Russians were not mistaken. I am ashamed that the Poles (once one of the most respected Slavic people) - serves the interests of the Germans and Anglo-Saxons, and sometimes just cheap labor for Western Europe. I am Russian and I am not going to dance to the tune of the Germans or the Anglo-Saxons. I am proud that I am a Slav, that my people (Russians) have proved to the whole world that not only Westerners are outstanding scientists. We made Westerners respect the Slavs, not look at us with contempt. It is difficult for us, but we are developing our country, and not emigrating en masse to Britain, for example. Unlike the Poles, I have a sense of self-esteem.

@@donrumata2274 Poles are in EU so they can emigrate to any EU country. I'm sure that if Russians could - they would emigrate in bigger numbers to EU. I was 8 years in Luxembourg, took professional experience and comeback to Poland. Now working remotely. Genocide of Poles was in Katyń and Wołyń. Poles remember this. Most Russians do not accept true about those historical facts. Stalin's propaganda is still working... You know English - read history in English about WWII - some of your statements are not true.

Thanks for your comment. Indeed, Poles were expulsed to. Regarding your user name I guess you live now in Lublin?

@@HistoryHustle Historucally, Lubliner was a Jewish name indicating a Jew with roots in Lublin. Similarly as Krakower and so on.

Thanks for your reply.

Interesting although I read Stalin wanted Kaliningrad in order to have a port there.

@@HistoryHustle He could still have a port there - similar to Crimea going to Ukraine and Russia having naval base there.

@@HistoryHustle Heard the same, but have a puppet communist government is almost as good, and maybe better. don't have to fix the place up, don't have to feed them, still get the military and naval bases.

@@HistoryHustle well they did offer kaliningrad to Lithuania and they said no because after the forced migrations it had a Russian majority and the lithuanians didn't want to get a large Russian minority in their territory so they said no. Poland did the same. Of course this was while both were soviet puppet states though.

here's an idea , find other allies !

Thanks! Feel free to share this video of course :)

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Thank you, Marcin.

Thanks for replying!

That's where it came down to.

Welcome to the channel!

Thank you, I'm glad you liked the video!

Great, thanks for your reply!

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks Jack.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this!

Hey crazymike, are you Cashubian too?

@@FarfettilLejl Yes I am

@@crazymikecashub2201 me too! What a small world :)

Unfortunately for Poland war has not ended in 1945. Even dough Polish soldiers fought against Nazis all over Europe, not only did not get their country back after the war but if they went back they were tortured and often murdered by Soviet regime. Poland had the biggest resistance guerrilla army out of all invaded countries yet got the least support from their allies, was the first country to stand against Hitler in 2 ww, paid for that highest price with 6 million causalities, country completely ruined and then had to face Soviet occupation for another 45 years. Did we really win the war?

Many thanks, Robert.

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Many thanks for your reply, Maciej!

@@HistoryHustle There is a joke: Why did God put us (Poles) between Germans and Russians? Because nobody else would bear it...

@@maciej.gaicki ask that to your ancestors

Thanks for your message!

@@HistoryHustle I didn't think you'd actually reply! thank you!

You are welcome. I really appreciate the compliment! Where was your family from exactly?

@@HistoryHustle From modern day Ukraine and Lithuania.

Interesting, thanks for sharing!

Thanks for replying!

Thank you!

You're welcome!

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Many thanks for your reply! In case you're interested, I have a playlist about Polish history: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rKicl6aqz5e6hXU.html

@@HistoryHustle Thanks

Yes, indeed. Thank you for sharing!

Thank you very much for this nice and extensive compliment. I really appreciated!

And Ant-Communism!

Politics is a dirty game.

During the start of the war, when first Germany then the Soviets invaded Poland, France and the UK had armies on the German border, France did a small incursion into Germany, in all reality, the French and to a lessor extent could have successfully invaded the western part of Germany do to a lack of military forces in those Germany areas, this would have some pressure off the Polish forces, as Germany would have had to move forces west, or become run over. The Soviets invaded a few weeks afterwards, and there would have been a chance of some of Poland being able to hold out. Remember Finland was going to war with the Soviets soon thereafter. If the western allies were able to push far enough into Germany, there possible could have been a military coup and Hitler ousted. Sure this is over 80 years later and speculative. Most of my family were from Lublin they left for the US during or just after WWI. All but one of my family members who stayed were killed by the Nazi's becaause of being Jewish. I'm 63 and always wanted to visit Poland and see Lublin, I don't want nothing from the country, they went through enough themselves. Now when I could book a trip and have the time, can't because of restrictions.

Thanks! The Brest-Litovsk Treaty will be treated in the future. It is a very complicated topic and I've mentioned this treaty in so many of my videos that it deserves an episode of its own.

Warsaw is the Geographic centre of Europe West of Poland is Germany, East of Poland is Russia. Russia goes all the way to the Ural mountains half of Europe.

Thanks!

Interesting, thanks for sharing Kevin. Ever visited these places of roots?

History Hustle Regretfully, I haven’t. One day I intend on going

L'wow is now called L'viv, the Ukrainian has it as #Львів.

@@Cjnw Correct! What once was one of Poland’s culturally capitals is now one of the center’s for the culture and people of a free, independent Ukraine. I have no objection it either.

I'm of same decent and location. American of Polish background. Dad from Lovov.

I'm Dutch. More on the Blue Division in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i56FhbOImqu5doU.html

Thanks!

Thanks for your reply, Bruce.

It is what it is now. It's interesting to visit the former Kresy and see the traces.

Gdybyśmy mieli kresy wschodnie to Polska by miała jeszcze więcej problemów niż teraz. Mniejszości narodowe by się buntowały. Koncepcja federacji polsko-ukraińsko-białorusko-litewskiej Piłsudskiego byłaby najlepszym wyjściem w takim przypadku, iż żaden naród nie czuł by się marginalizowany, szkodliwy i mniej ważny.

More on Polish history, here: kzfaq.info/sun/PL_bcNuRxKtpEfn--0swrIJs71HTVd2W4k

Thanks for your reply.

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Yes, great misery was caused by WWII, but generally national borders and populations are now established in a far more stable state than pre 1939. the only obvious exception is Ukraine where the Russian minority in the East and in Crimea need security against the Wester Ukrainian fascists and the West/East split in the Ukrainian population based in history and the Catholic/Orthodox division. The Baltic states will eventually treat all their populations equally under pressure from the EU, but the Ukraine is not a good place to live.

Thanks for your reply. No video on 2002 sorry.

Luckily they made it out yes.

In agree, although I do believe it prevented future wars.

@Bushmir Kush so name more tragic Nation, I wonder what country it is

Now Poland is doing alright.

not really, polish government does everything to maintain the worst possible relations with Russia, often unreasonably, it is just a matter of time that there would be another tragedy , and again, with complete ignorance of "allies"

@Bushmir Kush man Balkans are bad but it’s a way more fair situation and the numbers are way lower… Poland still most tragic of all…

Thanks for sharing your insights.

Thanks for providing this information.

German here. My Grandmother fled from east prussia at the end of ww2 (she still was a child back then). She told me about the horrors of war and horrendous conditions people had to endure during those ethnic expulsions, so I have an idea what you're family had to go through 😔. Btw. the vast majority of Germans I talked to (including me) don't believe in any further German claims to the now western Polish territories. The lands are now populated by Poles and we're not interested in any sort of conflict with our neighbours. Btw. I'd love to visit the area of west poland one day, are there any cities you'd recommend? 😁

I am czechslovak/german (my family fled czechslovakia to Germany during the Soviet invasion) and recently I live in Poland xD I notice everyone here is incredibly mixed, genetic features from Germany and Russia you can see among people here, so it is a bit funny when you see a strong polish identity and people who say they hate russians or Germans, they often don't realise we are all the same blood. Like you said, the anger is understandable, the russians did horrible things to the czechslovak and German people too, and it took a long time for me to accept it... But also we are essentially family. We have a lot of culture in common and I want peace between all of us to. I hope in time more people will realise this, that it isn't our blood that divides us, but some bad people with some bad ideas.

Except that the concept of nations or nationality did not exists before the late 18th century and people did neither identify with their respective ruler, who at that time most likely spoke French, nor did their ruler want them to identify with him. Things like phrnotypes are volatile and speaking about blood or DNA when it comes to who should live where is, what started the mess of this year. Nations nationalities and national countries are ideas that - when taken too seriosly will always lead to war. It's funny that I, as a German can never talk about 15 Million people who were forced to leave their homes without being considered soneone who lays a claim on something. I most certainly do not.

They fought hard yes.

Perhaps in the future. But not anytime soon.

The reason Stefan cannot do it that it would be incorrect. Wrocław was populated be Germans after Mongol invasion already in XIIIc and city documents were written in German. In retained German population until 1945. Gdańsk at that time was not part of Polish Kingdom but was ruled by Brandenburg, Danes, and ultimately by Teutonic Knights until mid XVc. Subsequently it enjoyed large degree of autonomy with majority German population. There is good number of famous German inhabitants of Gdańsk, most notably Hevelius, Fahrenheit, Schopenhauer.

More or less except the city of Bialystok and its region which was giving back to the Poles. Do note the agreed Molotov Ribbentrop Line differed on paper from reality a little bit.

It is also along the Curzon Line, drawn up by Lord Curzon between the majority Polish occupied territory to the West and the Belarusian and Ukrainian majority population to the East. The Curzon Line was drawn up in 1919 to provide an ethnically based border for Poland’s Eastern frontier.

Thanks, glad you found it interesting.

Thanks for sharing Chris. I am happy you like the video. Can I ask, what did your father told you about his experiences of WWII?

My father was 28 when Germany invaded Poland and he was captured at the start of the war and sent to Stuttgart to work at a airfield. He saw many prisoners die from starvation and overwork. He said a German women serving potato peel soup would give him a little extra because she liked him and thought he was handsome. My father looked more German than the Germans - I have blue eyes and blonde hair. The German and Polish people have occupied the same lands for centuries - why kill each other. My children are Polish, German, English and Irish and they haven’t killed each other yet. I’m always amazed how one person can do so much damage to mankind.

@@chrispasker4795 Thanks you very much for sharing Chris. Stories like these make history more personal and bring it closer to the people. Thanks again for commenting.

Thanks!

Thanks for your reply.

Thanks for watching.

Make a DNA test. Poland is now one of the most homogeneous country genetically, so don’t worry about not knowing if you’re a real Pole as you can easily find that answer.

Thanks for your message.

Interesting to read, thanks for replying.

It is what it is now...

It was the strongest in 1618

But I'm still in muslim side

Back then, sure.

@Semper Fidelis It was not a PLC back then, Commonwealth was established in 1569, Poland-Lithuania is used to describe the unified state. In general you're right, the golden age of Poland stretches from XV to XVI century, with the first free election considered to be its peak.

@@rookieyoutuber672 what??

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Breda is the Netherlands. Polish troops who fought in British uniform helped with the liberation of the Netherlands and thus liberated Breda.

@@HistoryHustle Oh that. So, thank you Eisenhower.

Thanks, what did you like the most of it?

History Hustle - very high quality of production - no bias - quick and to the point - my family is polish :P

Thanks! You also live in Poland or somewhere else? I have a whole playlist of videos I recorded on location in Poland: kzfaq.info/sun/PL_bcNuRxKtpEfn--0swrIJs71HTVd2W4k

History Hustle I REALLY enjoyed this video as well. I’m an American (Texas) atheist of Catalonian decent so clearly I have no bias on this topic. What makes your videos really stand out compare to the others (about 7 since I only watch English language videos but realize that there are probably a hundred in polish) that I’ve seen on this topic in JUST the first 6mins are: 1)The DEEP in-depth knowledge that you have on the MULTIPLE interweaving storylines that have significant consequences to the overarching topic! This alone puts you in the TOP 10% of the people who make historical videos on BitChute, KZfaq, etc. 2)The EXTREMELY HIGH quality of production especially the MAPS you included @0:58, @1:09, @3:28, @4:23, @5:56 and the little known tidbits/obscure facts backed with quotes/pictures/images @1:57, @2:06, @2:33, @2:45, @4:04, @5:02, @6:00 Your video production ability really stands out on its own accord and firmly places you for production value in the TOP 10%. The vast majority of videos that I see would not be able to keep the average viewer attention/interest for longer than 5-8 minutes. You are on the hand really know how to edit a video with the variety of visuals aids you input into your monologues. It’s unfortunate but those with a high degree of mastery in history/historical events aren’t deeply knowledgeable in video editing/presentation/public speaking/etc and vice-versa. This is quite understandable though since the abilities usually don’t overlap and it could be said actual detract from one another. Luckily for us you combine your high degree of video making and historical knowledge together to produce some of the best (IF NOT THE BEST) videos in English on historical events. Any parents that home school their kids, students who need refreshing before a test, or anyone who’s just curious on an issue WILL not find better made videos on the topics you discuss.

Not anytime soon.

I see.

Agree. Not in my class however:)

Poland's borders shifted a lot.

Originally is was a Polish city with the name of Gdańsk.

@@HistoryHustle Sorry but Danzig, Breslau, Stettin, Königsberg have been part of Prussia, besides the Swedish and Danish which also ruled over large territories during some time. They were part of the hanseatic cities already in the 14th - 16th century.

I can understand Britain was a better place to stay in than Eastern Poland at that time.

Turn it on:)

Thanks for sharing this. Makes sense!

Hey Joyce, first of all thank you so much for the compliment. I am very glad you ask me that question, because I just edited a two-part video about the Polish Partitions and the Germanisation and Russification of Polish territories in the 19th century. So forgive me for not answering your question right away. Stay tuned for this Saturday and next Saturday. Cheers!

The Netherlands.

It did yes.

Indeed. Many believe it were the Americans who liberated the Netherlands, although the largest part was done by Canadians, Poles and some French troops in the north near the end of the war.

Thanks for sharing this.

Interesting, thank you for sharing, William!

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Thanks for watching!

Sounds like an interesting movie, thanks for pointing this out.

😊Breda is in the Netherlands not in Belgium.

Let's hope it won't get to WWX, or WW3 for all that matters.

Thanks for your reply!