In 1939 the number of Poles worldwide numbered 42.800.000This page contains the total losses incurred by the Polish population during the German and Soviet occupation of the Second World War. It includes the Polish populace(inclusive of the Jewish race) losses and the remainder of the wealth of the Polish Nation.
This page is not complete, more information will ba added soon.
In 1939 the number of Poles worldwide numbered 42.800.000
In 1945 the number diminished to 34.600.000 - putting a population loss
of 8.200.000 rougly speaking every 5th Pole was killed
3.700.000 persons murdered by the German and Soviet occupiers*
2.300.000 persons died/disappeared or went missing*
*The murders by Ukrainian and Lithuanian Nationalists took 780.000 victims
Auschwitz-Birkenau - 1.300.000 victims of all Nationalities
that were under the German occupation.
Belzec - 700.000 victims of the German and Ukrainian guards.
Treblinka - 700.000 victims ( The henchmen were
Germans & Ukrainians).
Majdanek - 360.000 victims.
Sobibor - 250.000 victims ( The henchmen were
Germans & Ukrainians).
Troscieniec - 220.000 victims ( The henchmen
were Germans, Belorusians and Lithuanians).
Warsaw Uprising - 220.000 victims.
Babi Jar - 72.000 ( The henchmen were
Germans & Ukrainians).
Chelmno n. Nerem - 38.000 victims.
Rowne - 23.000 ( The henchmen were Germans
&
Ukrainians).
Witebsk - 18.000 ( The henchmen were
Germans &, Belorussians).
Kostopol - 18.000 ( The henchmen were
Germans & Ukrainians).
Wlodzimierz Wolynski - 15.000 ( The
henchmen were Germans & Ukrainians).
Baranowicze - 12.000 ( The henchmen were
Germans, Belorusians and Lithuanians).
Bykownia - 118.000 victims.
Other numerous places - 102.000 victims.
Katyn - 24.000 victims.
Ponary - 68.000 victims.
On 1 September the total area of agriculture
was 38.000.000 ha.
The Soviets took control of: 19.300.00
hectares.
The Germans took control of 18.700.00 hectares (Reich -
9.2, Gen Govt - 9.4; Slovakia - 0,056 hectares).
To the beginning of the war the total number of persons living of the agriculture was 20.700.000. After the 1 September 1939 the number of persons that came under each occupier was.
Soviet 9.870.000 Polish farm workers, this
number includes the persons in the Lithuanian - 27.000, Belarus - 3.650.000
and Ukraine - 5.950.000 districts.
German - 11.600.000, it included the Reich
- 4.700.000 and General Government - 6.900.000.
On the Polish territory there was also 3.500.000 farms, 88% were small holdings which didn't employ a substantial workforce, these were appropriated by the occupiers.
Soviet - 1.760.000 this includes Lithuania
5.000, Belarus - 66.000 and Ukraine 1.070.000.
During the Soviet occupation the lands which came under them were devastated, Ukrainians burned and robbed all valuable items from over 30.000 holdings.
German - 1.750.000 this includes Reich 58.000
and the General Government 1.170.000.
The Germans forcibly removed 2.500.000 inhabitants of the General Government for forced labour and in their place they placed almost one million German colonists, which took over almost 60% of Polish holdings.
The total loss was that 70% of the populace lost the means to support themselves.
This includes brickworks, coal mines, glass works, etc. Germans took - 1601, Soviets took - 452.
Of 1753 Steelworks: Germans took - 1595,
Soviets took - 158.
Of 1203 Chemical works: Germans took - 970,
Soviets took - 233.
Of 2384 Textile works: Germans took - 2098,
Soviets took - 286.
Of 9342 Food factories
(bakeries,breweries, slaughterhouses, etc): Germans took - 6068, Soviets took - 3270.
Most of the works to the amount of 80% were destroyed, 25% of those did not return to Poland.
These forms of art were equally robbed by the Soviets and the Germans, to date it is impossible to asetain their true financial losses.
From 175 Public Museums, 314 Teacher cooperatives and 25.000
Libraries which held 120.000 works and 8.000.000 books.
70% was taken over by the Germans, 30% was taken over by the Soviets.
Warsaw which was under the General Government
the occupier took 17% of all museum holdings and 45% of teaching materials.
Lwow where the Ukrainians took over 10%
of all museum holdings and 12% of teaching materials.
Krakow again General Government the occupier
took 7.5% of all museum holdings and 11% of teaching materials.
Poznan which came under the Reich the occupier
took 3% of all museum holdings and 7% of teaching materials.
Wilno which came under Lithuania the occupier
took 2% of all museum holdings and 5.5% of teaching holdings, of these 85% has
not been returned to Poland.
The occupants destroyed 10 Polish Radio
stations in Warsaw(2), Wilno, Lwow, Baranowicze, Torun, Poznan, Katowice, Lodz,
Krakow.
From a total of 5.800.000 inhabitable buildings in Poland in 1939, each occupier took:
Soviets took - 340.000 in cities/towns, this
includes 2000 in Lithuania and 220.000 in Ukraine, also 2.360.000 of buildings
in villages of which 70.000 were in Lithuania, 850.000 were in Belarus and 1.440.000
in Ukraine.
Germans took - 500.000 buildings in cities/towns,
this includes Reich 290.000, General Government 210.000 and Slovakia 1000, also
2.620.000buildings in villages of which 1.000.000 were in the Reich, 1.610.000
in General government and 5000 in Slovakia.
Of 8.600.000 dwellings in Poland in 1939 under the occupation of;
Under the Soviet occupation 680.000 in towns/cities,
this includes Lithuania 60.000, Belarus 190.000 and Ukraine 430.000, In the
villages the number was 2.530.000 and this includes Lithuania 7000, Belarus
910.000 and Ukraine 1.550.000.
Under the German occupation 1.920.000 in
towns/cities, which included 980.000 in the Reich, 930.000 in the General Government
and 3000 in Slovakia, in the villages 3.470.000 this included 1.570.000 in the
Reich, 1.890.000 in the General Government and 7000 in Slovakia.
The town fell within the area of General
Government. It contained 1.300.000 inhabitants, from which the German occupiers
killed 820.000. In September '39 the town suffered 13% destruction and if '45
the destruction was 90%.
Part of the Reich, from the total overall population
of 672.000 the Germans killed 300.000. The towns destruction was 45%.
Part of the Reich, from the total overall population
of 272.000 the Germans killed 120.000. The towns destruction was 55%.
The town fell within the area of General
Government. From the total overall population was 259.000, the Germans killed 92.000.
The towns destruction was 40%.
Part of the Reich, from the total overall population
of 141.000 the Germans killed 45.000, the towns destruction was 45%.
The town fell within the area of General
Government. From the total overall population of 138.000 the Germans killed 65.000.
The towns destruction was 35%.
Part of the Reich, from the total overall population
of 134.000 the deportations and killing by the Germans and Soviets managed to
destroy 24.000. The towns destruction by both occupiers was 50%.
Part of the Reich, from the total overall population
of 130.000 the Germans killed 50.000. The towns destruction was 50%.
The town fell within the area of General
Government. From the total overall population of 122.000 the Germans & Soviets
killed 36.000. The towns destruction was 60%. Lublin was where Stalin imposed
the Puppet Communist Government on Poland.
Part of the Reich, from the total overall population
of 120.000 the Germans and Soviets killed 35.000. The towns destruction was
50% the worst part fell on the shipyards which suffered 90% destruction.
Part of the Reich, from the total overall population
of 110.000 the Germans killed 10.000. The towns destruction was 10%.
Part of the Reich & Belarus, from the
total overall population of 107.000 the Germans and Soviets killed 70.000. The towns
destruction was 70%.
The town fell within the area of General
Government. From the total overall population of 91.3000 the Germans & Soviets
killed 20.000. The towns destruction was 30%.
After September '39 it became part of Ukraine
and then after the invasion of the Soviet Union part of the General Government. From the total
overall population of 318.000 the
Soviets,
Germans and Ukrainians killed and deported 220.000. The towns destruction by
the Soviets and Ukrainians was 40%.
After September '39 it became part of Lithuania
and then after the invasion of the Soviet Union part of the General Government. From the total
overall population of 209.000 the
Lithuanians, Germans and Soviets killed and deported 100.000. The towns destruction
by the Soviets was 60%.
After September '39 it became part of Ukraine
and then after the invasion of the Soviet Union part of the General Government. From the total
overall population of 79.3000 the
Ukrainians,
Germans and Soviets killed and deported 50.000. The town destruction by the
Ukrainians and Soviets was 70%.
Part of the Reich, from the total overall population
of 630.000 the Germans killed 110.000. In '45 the number of inhabitants rose
to 1.000.000 this included resettled persons from which the Soviets killed 220.000.
The towns destruction was 68%.
This Old "Free Town of Gdansk" after
the beginning of hostilities became part of the Reich. From the total overall population
of 398.000 the Germans and Soviets killed 34.000. The towns destruction by the
Germans and Soviets was 50%.
Part of the Reich, from the total overall population
of 382.000 the Germans and Soviets killed 32.000. The towns destruction
was 65%, this was attributed to the bombing by the Allies and the Soviets. The
largest destruction fell upon the Port which suffered 98%.
Part of the Reich, from the total overall population
of 126.000 the Germans killed 20.000. The towns destruction was10% this is attributed
to the Soviets.
© Copyright 2003; Paul Havers
Footnote: It has to be said that the Jewish population did collaborate very extensively with the Soviet occupiers and were instrumental in denouncing the Polish Inteligensia to the Soviets which played a major part in the deportation of the said persons and destruction of Polish property. Again I have to stress that this has NOT been published to get even but as a well documented fact. Their collaboration with the Germans is not so well documented as the later didn't expend the time and effort to ensure their collaboration.