soc.history.war.world-war-ii

On Apr 7, 1:17 pm, Roman Werpachowski
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> On 7 Kwi, 21:05, Opry phantom wrote:
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> > On Apr 6, 1:30 pm, Roman Werpachowski
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> > > On Apr 5, 6:18 pm, Dalton wrote:
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> > > > In English, y'all.
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> > > > I was leery of the "Rising '44" title as it seemed to revolve mostly
> > > > around the political background and the events leading up to it. My
> > > > library has this covered from other sources to my liking. I am more
> > > > interested in the actual uprising: accounts, plans, etc.
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> > > > Thank you.
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> > > > Dalton McBride
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> > > This book deals with the history of Warsaw under occupation from 1939
> > > to 1945:http://62.121.129.121/book.php?id=259
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> > > Of the same author, but about the Warsaw Uprising only:http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dni-walczacej-stolicy-Powstania-Warszawskiego...
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> > > A fascinating collection of first-hand accounts (incl. my
> > > grandmother's) from the Warsaw Uprising can be found in:http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pamietniki-zo%C2%B1nierzy-baonu-Zoska-warszaw...
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> > > I don't know if they are the best sources, but they are widely read.
> > > Sorry for not being able to point you to English editions, I don't
> > > know if they exist.\
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> > << There are some old accounts in English I have stashed away, but
> > what I want to know is the story of the betrayal of the leader of the
> > Polish underground in late '43 in Warsaw. Code name "Grot".
> > Apparently the gestapo arrested someone in the organization and
> > he agreed to put "Grot" on the spot. "Grot" was lured one night to (I
> > believe) a sketch (or photo) shop in downtown Warsaw where he was
> > arrested by "Rollkommando" Merten.
> > The traitor's name (I believe) was Kalkstein-Stolinski aka
> > "Hank(a)" he served prison time after the war. How he survived prison
> > is beyond my comprehension.
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> It was a communist prison.
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> > "Grot", after refusing to help the Germans fight the Soviets, was
> > executed at the beginning of the uprising.
> > I'll try to get those titles for you - they're old. >>
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> > p.s. What does "zdrajcy" translate to?
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> Traitors.

<< Christ what a prick Kalkstein was, this momser served with the SS
during the uprising, using an assumed name. After the war, the
commies imprisoned him. Somehow this "Judas" survived and then joined
a group combatting anti-communists. Last seen in Paris, though I think
he did die. >>