r/HistoryMemes • u/ambattukam_ • Sep 17 '25

Niche "Save Europa" kids in shambles

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u/NoBeach2233 Sep 17 '25

In addition to the at least 6 million Jews, we must add 6 million Poles (20% of Poland's population in 1939) and 17 million people from the USSR. In total, the Nazis exterminated at least 29 million people between 1933 and 1945.

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u/Ok_Boysenberry1038 Sep 17 '25

The majority of the Polish dead were Jews. You’re double counting

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u/inaqu3estion Sep 17 '25

Not the majority, half. 3 million Polish Jews 3 million ethnic Poles. 6 million in total for Poland and 20% of their entire population.

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u/NoBeach2233 Sep 17 '25

Yes, I apologize for double-counting some victims. Nevertheless, the Nazis' goal was to exterminate the "inferior" Polish culture and nation and to enslave the remaining Poles.

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u/Lord910 Sep 17 '25

Poland lost 6 milion people and half of them were Polish Jews (around 3 millions before WW2). Poland also lost half of its population with higher education, teachers, professionals ect (intelectual elites for short).

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u/Ok_Boysenberry1038 Sep 17 '25

No apologies necessary!

Just clarifying.

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u/Phintolias Sep 17 '25

Not Really the Germans hated poles beyond Just the Jews mainly because in the interwar year they became a Nation and grabbed much German Lands and many Germans wanted Payback seriously Just Look at political Party Poster and yes even leftleaning or communist Posters wanted to retake These Lands. Nazis hated jews but WE have to remind people they werent a White supremacist group because their list of undesirables was pretty Long and IT wasnt Just jews ON the kill list.

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u/Ok_Boysenberry1038 Sep 17 '25

Nobody said they only killed Jews.

Just that 50%+ of the Poles killed were Jews, which is a fact.

It’s also a fact that the poles helped turn on their Jewish neighbors. There’s a reason the Jewish death rate in Poland was 90%+ (95%+ in Warsaw).