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There are cracks in the alliances on both sides. Hitler’s allies are refusing to do his every bidding, and the revelations about the Soviet massacre of Poles in Katyn has set a wedge between Poland and the USSR.

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The West Sacrifices Poland to the Soviets - WAH 056 - April 1943, Pt.1

There are cracks in the alliances on both sides. Hitler’s allies are refusing to do his every bidding, and the revelations about the Soviet massacre of Poles in Katyn has set a wedge between Poland and the USSR. Join us on Patreon: https://bit.ly/WAH_056_DE Or join the TimeGhost Army directly at: https://timeghost.tv/signup/ Check out our TimeGhost History YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/timeghost Between 2 Wars: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG Follow WW2 Day by Day on Instagram: @ww2_day_by_day Follow TimeGhost History on Instagram: @timeghosthistory Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimeGhostHistory/ Hosted by: Spartacus Olsson Director: Astrid Deinhard Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson Creative Producer: Marek Kamiński Community Management: Ian Sowden Written by: Spartacus Olsson and Joram Appel Research by: Joram Appel Map animations by: Daniel Weiss and Miki Cackowski Map research by: Sietse Kenter Edited by: Miki Cackowski Artwork and color grading by: Mikołaj Uchman Sound design by: Marek Kamiński Colorizations by: Jaris Almazani (Artistic Man), https://instagram.com/artistic.man?igshid=k4l2ushhbwk5 Klimbim https://www.flickr.com/photos/22155693@N04/ Mikołaj Uchman Norman Stewart - https://oldtimesincolor.blogspot.com/ Adrien Fillon - https://www.instagram.com/adrien.colorisation Spartacus Olsson Source literature list: http://bit.ly/WW2sources Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com Image sources: Photo of a Jewish family in Plovsiv, courtesy of Yossi Nevo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plovsiv_Jewish_family_1943.jpg Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe National Archives at College Par Bundesarchiv IWM C 3490, HU 106211, HU 106207, MH 26392 Picture of Jews on a street of the Warsaw ghetto, USHMM, courtesy of IPN Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound: Jon Bjork - Shrouded in Conspiracy Christian Andersen - Barrel Cobby Costa - Flight Path Alec Slayne - Conspiracy Inc. Edward Karl Hanson - Firebreak Edward Karl Hanson - Spellbound Wendel Scherer - Growing Doubt Cobby Costa - From the Past Jon Bjork - Disposal A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.

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Anonymous

Brilliant. And incredibly hard to watch. Especially now.

Anonymous

As ever, really appreciate the well balanced and unbiased content, and the powerful end point on the danger and moral vacuum of nationalism is well made.

Anonymous

Unimaginable, but we must.

Anonymous

1943, then Senator Harry Truman was perhaps setting the foundation for an eventual Jewish homeland. In 1948, President Harry Truman was in favor of creating the State of Israel during a UN vote on that issue. His Secretary of State George Marshall (pretty much an anti semetic guy), was so opposed to the creation of Israel, that he threatened to resign. He didn’t, but told Truman he would never vote for him again.

Anonymous

Thank you for the video as usual team. Feels relevant at times to today's world that we live in.

JM

Wow is THIS ripped from the headlines. Thank you.

Anonymous

I know this may be somewhat late, but I do have a concern about the intro for WAH. One of the visuals depicts the graphic execution of a civilian, I'm assuming by a Japanese soldier. I understand the necessity of demonstrating the gravity of this series, however, showing the graphic death of an individual in every episode is a step beyond. I would be most grateful is the team could apply some editing so that the Intro is not so gratuitous.

Anonymous

George Marshal was not antisemitic. He warned that European Jews had no business setting up a state in someone else's country and it would lead to war in the Middle East. Truman rejected his advice. The rest is history.

Anonymous

Sparty, this outro was extra-ordinarily well written and performed. Thank you. Your choice of words gives an extra punch to the points made.

Owen Edmonds

Those last few sentences are still applicable today. Will we ever learn?

Anonymous

A depiction of worldwide suffering and cruelty.

Anonymous

Yes since that moment in the history the fortune of Poland was only worsening. Nobody from the Allies wanted to consider that actually the attack on Poland in 1939 had not been made only by Germans. Actually invasion onto Poland from both sides had been agreed between Stalin and Hitler shortly before the war. Polish army in 1939 was ordered not to fight against the Soviets so all went to camps (gulags) as POWs. Shortly after all of them were executed by shots in the back of the head and buried in different places close to Katyn. Also the same was done to Polish intellectuals, industrialists, scientists. This was done on an order signed by all Politbiuro of the Soviet Communistic Army (only Chruszczov who was in Ukraine had not signed). That history is fantastically presented in the film KATYN by Polish regisseur Andrzej Wajda. It has English version. I encourage you all to see it. Since Germans discovered these facts it was normal that the Polish government in exile wanted to clarify the situation. It was, however, a danger to the unity of the Allies. Since that time the Polish were treated by the Allies as stubborn and irresponsible. The further development ended in the situation in which actually after the war Stalin decreased much of Poland and the remaining country was completely dependent on Soviet Union. So actually the war was started to defend Poland’s independence but ended in 1945 by giving Poland over to Stalin. Not to forget that on fronts the Polish soldiers were fighting with full force for your and our independence. Even the fantastic bear Wojtek. So it shows how history is inconsequent but also hard. P.S. Indy if you would like to see the film KATYN please hint I will send you a Blue-Ray with English version.