DISINFO: The Red Army liberated Poland and preserved the country's economic power
SUMMARY
A declassified report of the commander of the troops of the 1st Belarusian Front, Marshal Georgy Zhukov, on the liberation of Poland shows that the Red Army liberated the people of Poland from the Nazi occupation. Also, it preserved the historical buildings in the cities and the country’s economic power.
RESPONSE
While the Red Army's contribution to the liberation of Poland is a fact, the article fails to notice that there was a strong resistance movement in Poland, the Home Army, Armia Krajowa. It was one of the largest resistance groups in occupied Europe, numbering over 350,000 soldiers. In August 1944, as the Red Army was approaching the Eastern Suburbs of Warsaw, Armia Krajowa organised an uprising against the Nazis. But the Soviet advance stopped, allowing Germans to regroup and destroy the city during the suppression of the uprising, which lasted 63 days. The Home Army was disbanded on 19 of January 1945 to avoid civil war and armed conflict with the Soviets. Red Army's presence in Poland resulted in a repressive communist regime set up by the Soviet Union.