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Poland: Her heroes and her traitors [239]
And you lost.
No, he didn't.
"Polish patriots" prolonged the war with that "Warsaw Uprising" stunt and caused 200,000 deaths - all for purely political reasons to beat the Soviets to the table. Well, the Soviets saw through it and the rest is history.
The war was won by the forces so powerful that some hothead killing a couple of German officers is nothing beyond providing material for another hero movie and the reason for the barbarians to execute a village. What a deal!
who fought for freedom at any cost.
As long as it is their "cost", I am cool with that. But "heroes" seldom think that way. They all are poets and not known for liking numerical analysis. Pathos is easier.