The Poles
When Germany started to expel the Poles, tens of thousands of Polish children were snatched from their parents.
By the end of the war, the estimated number of Polish children taken as part of the Lebensborn campaign was about 200,000.
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Polish People
Desperate to save the children, many Polish railway workers endangered their own lives to save the children…
and in some instances even paid off Nazi guards with gold and jewelry just to give the children clothing or food.