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Hitler hated the Polish because they were a very strong resistance to him and his Master Plan. The Polish are known for their courage and strong patriotism, something that Hitler viewed as a big obstacle to his plan of creating a Germanized world (and thus erasing Polish culture and tradition). Even before invading Poland, Hitler knew this, and had a special plan made to "deal" with the "Polish problem"- this included killing as many resistance members as possible, especially Polish intellectuals, as they were the first people most likely to form a resistance.
Despite being Slavs, and therefore considered by the Nazis as "sub-human", many poles have the desirable racial characteristics Hitler so valued, (Aryan and Nordic features), and are thus became an important "racial value" to Hitlers Master Plan. Hitler knew that creating the Master race was not only a question of killing off other races, but of propagating the Aryan race. He knew that even if everyone in Germany started reproducing like mad, this would never be enough to cover and to "Gernamize" the occupied territories. Therefore, any Nordic blood that was found on the occupied territories was of great value to Hitler - as he believed that the German Aryan peoples had become strewn across Europe and that this "valuable blood" had to be taken advantage of.
Himmler and Hitler didnt kill all Poles immediately: they would be categorized into several groups: the first were the Polish Jews and Poles with Jewish blood, which were immediately exterminated. Next were the intellectuals, dangerous because of their leadership characteristics, also to be exterminated immediately. The rest of the population were divided into Nordic-looking people and non-Nordic looking people. The latter was sent to forced labor and concentration camps. The Nordic looking Polish people were further divided into categories: those who resisted the Germanization (these were exterminated), and those that wanted to be a part of it. However, most Polish adults (over age of 18) were strongly against Hitler, and this is why Hitler exterminated them, despite their Aryan genetic values. Had the Poles allowed it, Himmler would have set up "Lebensborn" (meaning "Fountain of Life") centers in and around Poland, to serve as mating factories for Aryans. Such Lebensborn centers existed in Norway, as the Norwegians were less resistent to Hitler than the Poles. With the Polish resistance, however, the creation of such centers was not possible. The only solution to get the most out of this "valuable genetic blood" was to steal Aryan looking Polish babies, and to germanize them. Hitler believed that in taking these infants from their mothers, he was fulfilling the Aryan duty to "recuperate our own blood strewn across eastern europe and bring it back to the homeland - if they will not give it to us, we will steal it". Special Nazi units were trained to recognize Aryan Polish children (blond hair, light eyes, etc) and snatch them during the night or whenever. Some babies were even snatched from their mother's arms. As one Nazi officer put it: "When we see a Polish girl with blond hair and blue eyes, we cannot believe she is not speaking German. If she lived in Germany, she would be a beautiful German girl." It is reported that over 200,000 Polish children live in Germany today but are actually kidnapped children from Poland as babies during the war, and they don't even know it!
So Hitler hated Poles for their resistance, their Jewish population, their culture, and mostly because the Polish Aryans refused to become German.
What else can I help you with?
The holocaust was the Nazis’ mass murder of?
European Jews
In which Russian forest were many Poles murdered during the war?
The Katyn Forest was where the Russians murdered many Poles, then blamed it on the Nazis after the war.
What was the systematic murder by the of Jews and others by the Nazis called?
It can be called the Holocaust or genocide.
Who was the largest population targeted by the Nazis?
The Jewish people. But the Poles - Slavs of any kind - were a bang-up second.
What was the attempt by Hitler and the Nazis to murder the Jews in Europe called?
Professional historians call it the Holocaust.
Is Poland and the US allies?
The Poles were invaded by the Nazis. They did not want to fight with the Nazis or cooperate with them. Poles were killed by the thousands. Germans moved right into their homes and businesses. So any Poles who made it to freedom or were already in England they fought as free Poles with the Allies to defeat the Nazis. There was a fairly strong Underground Resistance movement in Poland to fight against the Nazis.
The holocaust was the Nazis’ mass murder of?
European Jews
Who stopped German invasion of Poland in 1939?
The Poles tried to defend themsleves against the Nazis invading their country and they had no help. They were defeated. Many Poles escaped the country and joined the Allies in defeating the Nazis.
What was the systemantic murder by the Nazis of Jews and other called?
The Holocaust .
Did the Nazis kill Jews on Sundays?
The Nazi party was non-religious, so yes the Nazis did murder on Sundays.
The group of people who were in the most danger of being killed by the Nazis was the?
they were the poles (polish)
In which Russian forest were many Poles murdered during the war?
The Katyn Forest was where the Russians murdered many Poles, then blamed it on the Nazis after the war.
Why did Nazis murder millions of Jews?
The Nazis killed the Jewish people in the Holocaust because they viewed the Jewish people as inferior.
How were Nazi prison camps established before the start of the Holocaust different from those created after the Holocaust began?
The Nazis did not plan to murder all prisoners in camps built before the Holocaust
What were the concentration camps used for during the holocaust?
They were used for mass murder by the Nazis.
What codeword did the Nazis use for their plan to murder all of the Jews?
The "final" solution.
Did the Nazis only murder people of the Jewish heritage?
No, the Nazis, under Hitler's rule/orders, killed: gypsies, homosexuals, the mentally and physically retarded people, Jews, Soviet citizens, Soviet prisoners of war, Ethnic Poles, political and religious people who disagreed with him. He also killed you if you didn't meet his Aryan race standards (blond hair, blue eyes).
