Jews-Officers in the Polish Armed Forces 1939-1945
foreword by Sir Martin Gilbert
Jews-Officers in the Polish Armed Forces 1939-1945
by Benjamin Meirtchak
foreword by Sir Martin Gilbert
According to the book’s author, nearly 200,000 Polish Jews fought against Nazi Germany in the ranks of the Polish Armies on Polish soil and in exile. They defended Poland in September 1939 against the German aggression and they fought in the Polish Armies in exile. Despite the tremendous Jewish military contribution to the Polish war efforts, the official Polish historical bibliography of WWII ignores this Jewish phenomena. The purpose of this book is to rectify this historical injustice and to commemorate the Jewish Fighters in the struggle against Nazi Germany.
The book identifies nearly 5,000 Polish-Jewish officers, giving their name, birth date, military rank and service branch, and death circumstances when applicable. Originally published by the Association of Jewish War Veterans of Polish Armies in Israel.
8½” x 11″ 300 pp. softcover $30.00
Contents |
| Foreword by Martin Gilbert i Acknowledgements iii Author’s Introduction v
Milestones of the Polish Struggle for Independence – Chronological Table 1 Jews Fighting for Poland’s Independence: A Concise Historical Review 7Preface 9 In the Second Republic 1918 – 1939 10 The Second World War Begins – September 1939 15 In the Polish Armed Forces in Exile 19 – The Polish Army in France 19 The Polish Peoples Army formed in the USSR 29 The Statistical Summary 33 List No. 1: Jews – Officers in the Polish Army in the September 1939 Campaign 39 Abbreviations 307 Bibliography 311 Author’s Farewell Words 315 Excerpts from the reviews of the “Jewish Military Casualties in the Polish Armies in World War II” 317 C Copyright © 2009 by Avotaynu, Inc. |