The consequences of Germany’s scorched-earth policy for the inhabitants of the Vištytis area during World War II
Student Research
Ugnė Ražinskaitė
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Published 2024-11-10
https://doi.org/10.61903/GR.2013.206
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Keywords

German occupation
second world war
economy
deportations
polish

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Ražinskaitė, U. (2024). The consequences of Germany’s scorched-earth policy for the inhabitants of the Vištytis area during World War II. Genocidas Ir Rezistencija, 2(34), 116–138. https://doi.org/10.61903/GR.2013.206

Abstract

Based on the story of one family, the article discusses the experience of the inhabitants of the Vištytis area (now the village of Totorkiemis, Vilkaviškis district) in the aftermath of the Nazi scorched-earth policy at the end of the Second World War. It examines the relations of the evacuees with civilian and military Germans and Soviets, as well as with Poles. It focuses on the family’s home life and the war experience in exile.

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