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| The town of Katowice, close to the Polish-German border, was not defended by the Polish Army during the battle of the border, and the German forces which took it on 4 September had only to deal with some irregular Polish self-defense militia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://katowice.wyborcza.pl/katowice/1,35055,1901873.html|title=Jak Niemcy wkraczali do Katowic 4 września 1939 roku|last=Wieliński|first=Bartosz T.|date=6 February 2004|work=Gazeta Wyborcza|access-date=|language=Polish}}</ref> Germans reported being shot at in a number of incidents, through with few, if any, fatalities. A number of Polish individuals were arrested following the German capture of the city.<ref name=":0" /> While some were reported to have been released, others were taken to the German consulate and executed shortly afterward by a firing squad.<ref name=":0" /> The number of fatalities from that execution has been estimated at about 80.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://polskieradio.pl/art156_1215739|title="Czarny poniedziałek" – zbrodnia Wehrmachtu na Śląsku|website=PolskieRadio.pl|access-date=2019-10-21}}</ref> In similar incidents around that time, about 150 Poles were executed in such fashion in the region of ].<ref name="wyborcza" /> Some estimates suggest that the number of fatalities in Katowice might have been much higher, at least 750.<ref name=":2" /> | The town of Katowice, close to the Polish-German border, was not defended by the Polish Army during the battle of the border, and the German forces which took it on 4 September had only to deal with some irregular Polish self-defense militia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://katowice.wyborcza.pl/katowice/1,35055,1901873.html|title=Jak Niemcy wkraczali do Katowic 4 września 1939 roku|last=Wieliński|first=Bartosz T.|date=6 February 2004|work=Gazeta Wyborcza|access-date=|language=Polish}}</ref> Germans reported being shot at in a number of incidents, through with few, if any, fatalities. A number of Polish individuals were arrested following the German capture of the city.<ref name=":0" /> While some were reported to have been released, others were taken to the German consulate and executed shortly afterward by a firing squad.<ref name=":0" /> The number of fatalities from that execution has been estimated at about 80.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://polskieradio.pl/art156_1215739|title="Czarny poniedziałek" – zbrodnia Wehrmachtu na Śląsku|website=PolskieRadio.pl|access-date=2019-10-21}}</ref> Polish ] noted that about 150 Poles were killed in Katowice on that day in fighting and subsequent executions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ipn.gov.pl/pl/dla-mediow/komunikaty/9981,Oddzial-IPN-w-Katowicach-informuje-o-umorzeniu-sledztwa-w-sprawie-zbrodni-wojenn.html|title=Oddział IPN w Katowicach informuje o umorzeniu śledztwa w sprawie zbrodni wojennych, popełnionych we wrześniu 1939 roku w Katowicach na polskich obrońcach miasta przez Wehrmacht oraz niemieckie formacje nieregularne (Freikorps).|last=Narodowej|first=Instytut Pamięci|website=Instytut Pamięci Narodowej|language=pl|access-date=2019-10-21}}</ref> In similar incidents around that time, about 150 Poles were executed in such fashion in the region of ].<ref name="wyborcza" /> Some estimates suggest that the number of fatalities in Katowice might have been much higher, at least 750.<ref name=":2" /> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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The Katowice massacre or the Bloody Monday in Katowice that took place on 4 September 1939 was one of the largest war crimes of the Wehrmacht during its invasion of Poland. On that day German Wehrmacht soldiers from the 8th Panzer Division executed about 80of the Polish defenders of the city. Those defenders were comprised of self-defense militia volunteers, including former Silesian Insurgents, Polish Boy Scouts, and possibly a number of Polish soldier stragglers from retreating Polish regular forces who joined the militia.
Background
The town of Katowice, close to the Polish-German border, was not defended by the Polish Army during the battle of the border, and the German forces which took it on 4 September had only to deal with some irregular Polish self-defense militia. Germans reported being shot at in a number of incidents, through with few, if any, fatalities. A number of Polish individuals were arrested following the German capture of the city. While some were reported to have been released, others were taken to the German consulate and executed shortly afterward by a firing squad. The number of fatalities from that execution has been estimated at about 80. Polish Institute of National Remembrance noted that about 150 Poles were killed in Katowice on that day in fighting and subsequent executions. In similar incidents around that time, about 150 Poles were executed in such fashion in the region of Silesia. Some estimates suggest that the number of fatalities in Katowice might have been much higher, at least 750.
References
- ^ Krzyk, Józef (September 4 2019). "Krwawy poniedziałek w Katowicach. 4 września 1939 r. Niemcy na Śląsku zamordowali około 150 osób". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Retrieved October 21 2019.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help) - ^ Tomasz Sudoł, ZBRODNIE WEHRMACHTU NA JEŃCACH POLSKICH WE WRZEŚNIU 1939 ROKU, Biuro Edukacji Publicznej IPN
- ^ Wieliński, Bartosz T. (6 February 2004). "Jak Niemcy wkraczali do Katowic 4 września 1939 roku". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish).
- ^ ""Czarny poniedziałek" – zbrodnia Wehrmachtu na Śląsku". PolskieRadio.pl. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
- Narodowej, Instytut Pamięci. "Oddział IPN w Katowicach informuje o umorzeniu śledztwa w sprawie zbrodni wojennych, popełnionych we wrześniu 1939 roku w Katowicach na polskich obrońcach miasta przez Wehrmacht oraz niemieckie formacje nieregularne (Freikorps)". Instytut Pamięci Narodowej (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-10-21.
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