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2024-12-15 20:38:01 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 37CF377EEB44533F7C1C7EC316CCDD9DA5C673DDD62FEE35B164C754001A06F7
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Polnische Polizei (Blue Police) was formally created by the German Nazis in 1939 and strictly served the orders of German Ordnungspolizei, the regular police force. Refusing to serve in the Blue Police was met with imprisonment or death. Sources: 1. https://eng.ipn.gov.pl/en/digital-resources/articles/8114,Emotions-around-the-Blue-Police-stem-from-the-lack-of-knowledge-about-the-war-M-.html?search=1305271459 2. https://eng.ipn.gov.pl/en/news/11574,The-Blue-Police-and-the-dramatic-reality-of-World-War-II.html?search=1305271459 3. https://www.jewsandpolesdatabase.org/2019/12/14/polish-blue-police-not-collaborationist-frydel/ 4. https://dirkdeklein.net/2024/10/03/the-polish-blue-police-granatowa-policja-and-their-role-in-the-holocaust-a-complex-legacy/ 5. https://x.com/ipngovpl_eng/status/1867166351044874522?s=46&t=vH7hrHDOrPBx9A1sZOwB5A
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