Genocide

Assimilation is something of a gray area, and depend a lot on HOW the assimilation is carried out, rather than the ultimate aim of the program. (For example, the USA's assimilation of Irish immigrants or Francophone immigrants is not by any fair definition a genocide).

ON the other hand, the residential schools program that Canada (and the US) used against Native Americans has been labeled in Canada a genocide, and rightly so, because the measure used (taking children away from their parent and people, locking them into school in miserable condition, beating them if they showed signs of the old culture) were clearly aimed at destroying the Natives as a distinct people, not at better integrating the people of Canada.

The following is what Nazi Germany planned for the Czechs and Moravians:

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=61467

"The text of this plan, initialed by Field Marshal Keitel and Generals Jodl and Warlimont, is taken from "Document 862-PS [translation]", in Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression. Volume III: US Government Printing Office, District of Columbia: 1947. pp. 618-619:"

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The Deputy General of the Armed Forces with the Reich Protector in Bohemia and Moravia.
No. 22/40
top secret;
Prague, 10/15/1940.
TOP SECRET (through officers only)

Re: Basic political principles in the Protectorate 4 copies, 1st copy

TOP SECRET (through officers only)
1 Annex [Pencil marks]:

K [Keitel] 21/X

J [Jodl] Chief OKW through Chief WFSt

W [Warlimont] 18/10

On 9 October of this year the office of the Reich Protector held an official conference in which State Secretary SS Lt. General K. H. Frank spoke about the following:

Since creation of the protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, party agencies, industrial circles, as well as agencies of the central authorities of Berlin have had difficulties about the solution of the Czech problem.

After ample deliberation, the Reich Protector expressed his view about the various plans in a memorandum. In this, three ways of solution were indicated:

a. German infiltration of Moravia and reduction of the Czech Nationality to a residual Bohemia.

This solution is considered as unsatisfactory, because the Czech problem, even if in a diminished form, will continue to exist.

b. Many arguments can be brought up against the most radical solution, namely the deportation of all the Czechs. Therefore the memorandum comes to the conclusion that it cannot be carried out within a reasonable space of time.

c. Assimilation of the Czechs, i.e. absorption of about half of the Czech nationality by the Germans, insofar as this is of importance by being valuable from a racial or other standpoint [blut-und sonst wertmaessig Bedentunghat]. This will take place among other things, also by increasing the Arbeitseinsatz of the Czechs in the Reich territory (with the exception of the Sudeten German border district), in other words by dispersing the closed Czech nationality.

The other half of the Czech nationality must be deprived of its power, eliminated, and shipped out of the country by all sorts of methods. This applies particularly to the racially mongoloid part and to the major part of the intellectual class. The latter can scarcely be converted ideologically and would represent a burden by constantly making claims for the leadership over the other Czech classes and thus interfering with a rapid assimilation.

Elements which counteract the planned Germanization are to be handled roughly and should be eliminated.

The above development naturally presupposes an increased influx of Germans from the Reich territory into the Protectorate.

After a discussion, the Fuehrer has chosen solution c (assimilation) as a directive for the solution of the Czech problem and decided that, while keeping up the autonomy of the Protectorate on the surface, the Germanization will have to be carried out in a centralized way by the office of the Reich Protectorate for years to come.

From the above no particular conclusions are drawn by the armed forces. This is the direction which has always been represented from here. In this connection, I refer to my memorandum which was sent to the Chief of the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces, dated 7/12/1939, file number 6/39, top secret, entitled: "The Czech Problem." (Attached as annex) [Moderator's note -- not included in this exhibit].

The Deputy General of the Armed Forces with the Reich Protector in Bohemia and Moravia.

Signed: FRIDERICI
Infantry Lt. General

Distribution:
OKW-L-1st Copy
OKH-O Qu V 2nd Copy
Chief H Ruest and Bd E-Ic. 3rd Copy
Draft 4th Copy

So they wanted to forcibly Germanize ca. 50% of the Czechs, and eliminate the other 50%, as well as all of their elites.

The contingent of Poles to be Germanized was smaller, about 20% IIRC, the other ca. 80% and all elites for elimination:

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=61091

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The Reichsfuehrer SS Reich Commissioner for the Strengthening of the National Character of the German People

Edited by the Department I Office of the Reich Commissioner for the Strengthening of the National Character of the German People. 12/1940; Printed in the "Reich" printing office.

D. Re-Germanization of lost German Blood [Pages 51-52]

Commitment of Poles qualified for Re-Germanization.

The removal of foreign races from the incorporated Eastern Territories is one of the most essential goals to be accomplished in the German East. This is the chief national political task, which has to be executed in the incorporated eastern territories by the "Reichsfuehrer SS", Reich Commissioner for the strengthening of the national character of the German people. In solving this question, which is most closely connected with the ethnoindigenous problem in the eastern territories the racial selection is of the utmost and actually decisive importance, next to the aspects of language, education and confession. As necessary as it is, in the interest of a permanent solution for the German eastern territories, that the elements there of foreign descent should not be allowed to have or to take up their permanent residence there, so it is indispensable too, that persons of German blood in these territories must be regained for the German nation, even if those of German blood are Polonized as far as their confession and language is concerned. Just from these people of German blood, the former Polish State obtained those leaders, who eventually showed a violent hostile attitude against their own German People, be it through delusion, be it through a desired or unconscious misconception of their ties of blood.

Therefore, it is an absolute national political necessity to comb out those of German blood in the incorporated eastern territories and later also in the general government and to return the lost German blood to its own German people. It is, perhaps of secondary importance, what kind of measures are to be taken against renegades. It is critical that at least their children do not devolve anymore to the Poles, but are brought up in a German environment. The re-Germanization however can under no circumstance be carried out in former Polish environments and can only be effected in the old German Reich or in the Ostmark.

Thus, there are the following two primary reasons, which makes the regaining of lost German blood an urgent necessity.

1. Prevention of a further increase of the Polish intelligentsia, through families of German descent even if they are Polonized.

2. Increase of the population by racial elements desirable for the German nation, and the acquisition of ethno-biologically unobjectionable forces for the German reconstruction of agriculture and industry. The task of the re-Germanization of the lost German blood has been embarked upon next within the framework of the evacuation of those Poles in the "Warthegau" who had to make room for the resettlement of Baltic and Wolhynien-Germans.
In evaluating these numbers it is necessary to note, that with the exception of the "Warthegau", there are large groups of persons, whose racial classification cannot be clearly established. In the "Gau" Danzig-West Prussia there are thus involved about:

1. 120000 Kaschuben

2. about 100000 Former Poles, who have a predilection for Germanizing, on account of mixed marriages and cultural influence.

In the administrative district of Kattowitz:

1. 120000 Slovaks

2. 400000-500000 Upper Silesians ("Water Poles")

In the administrative district of Zichenau and Suwalki: about 5000 Masurs [Masuren]

II. Future composition of the population. The planned screening and segregation will result in the following groups of the former population:

Group A. Ethnic Germans, who are German citizens and have the Reich citizenship.

Group B. Persons of German descent, who have to be made real Germans again, are only German citizens but not yet citizens of the Reich. The re-Germanization has to be achieved generally in the old Reich.

Group C. Important foreign nationals and German renegades who have the German citizenship until further notice. They have to be re-Germanized in the old Reich.

Group D. Foreign nationals, who are not German citizens.

Among the group of foreign nationals there are at most, 1 million persons who may be considered as suitable for re-Germanization, who are related through blood and constitute a desirable increase in population for the German people on a racial basis. The ascertainment of these persons can be arranged by racial separation only on the basis of our National-Socialist conception. These selected, are in reality persons destined for re-Germanization, that means, to recover lost German blood. The history of the East proves that the attempt of a general Germanization of the Eastern provinces, not based on racial aspects, eventually led to failure and to the loss of the German Eastern provinces.

B. Accomplishment. For the accomplishment of the screening and segregation of the population in the incorporated Eastern territories the following instructions are hereby decreed, which are binding for all departments concerned:

I. Establishment of the nationality The Reich governors or "Oberpraesidenten" will establish the "list of German nationals". For Silesia the present deputy Gauleiter as delegate of the Reich commissioner for the strengthening of the national character of the German people, is the competent authority.

Conditions for admittance into the "list of Ethnic Germans."

Acceptable will be:

a. He who has proved himself to be an ethnic German up to 9/1/1939.

b. He who did not avow himself to be an ethnic German up to 9/1/1939 but submitted suitable avowal later on provided this avowal is confirmed by facts like descent, race, education and culture. In the case of doubt, it is decisive, whether the person in question is considered a desirable population increase on the basis of race.

As a German in the sense of sub-section "a," a person will also be recognized, whose mother tongue is not German (Masurians, Kashubs, Slonzaks, upper Silesians) in as far as the person avowed to be an ethnic German up to 9/1/1939.

The "list of ethnic Germans" will be divided into four parts, (limited) to inter-office use:

1. Ethnic Germans who fought actively in the Ethnic struggle. Besides the membership of a German organization, every other activity in favor of the German against a foreign nationality will be considered an active manifestation.

2. Ethnic Germans, who did not actively intervene in favor of the German nationality but who preserved their traceable German nationality.

3. Persons of German descent, who became connected with the Polish nation in the course of the years, but have on account of their attitude, the prerequisites to become full fledged members of the German national community. To this group belong also persons of non-German descent who live in a people's mixed marriage with an ethnic German in which the influence of the German spouse has prevailed. Persons of Masurian, Slonzak, or upper Silesian descent who are to be recognized as ethnic Germans, usually belong to this group 3.

4. Persons of German descent, politically absorbed by the Polish nation (Renegades).

Persons not included on the list of ethnic Germans (Deutsche Volksliste) are Poles or foreign nationals. Their treatment is regulated in B II.

Members of group 1 and 2 are ethnic Germans who will be used for the reconstruction in the East. The differentiation between group and 2 is important for the NSDAP, primarily only members of group 1 should be accepted in the party according to the instruction of the deputy of the Fuehrer.

Members of group 3 and 4,have to be educated as full Germans, that is, have to be regermanized in the course of time through an intensive educational training in old Germany.

The establishment of members of group 4 has to be based on the doctrine, that German blood must not be utilized in the interest of a foreign nation. Against those who refuse re-Germanization security police measures are to be taken. Children, who cannot be made responsible for the attitude of their parents, should not have to suffer because of the guilt of their parents. The German-Reich will take care of their education. Concerning that and the further treatment of renegades not included in the list of ethnic Germans the Chief of the Security Police and the SD will decree detailed regulations on the basis of instructions from the Reichsfuehrer SS and Reich Commissioner for the Strengthening of the National Character of the German People.

II Regulation concerning citizenships

a. Members of group 1 and 2 of the list of ethnic Germans will become German citizens and Reich citizens.

b. Members of group 3 of the list of ethnic Germans will become German citizens.

c. Members of group 4 of the list of ethnic Germans will become German citizens until recalled and also those foreign nationals recognized as suitable for Germanization. (Individual Ukrainians, great Russians, White Russians, Czechs, Lithuanians).

d. All other foreign nationals are wards of the German Reich with restricted civil rights.

III Screening of the Polish Population

The screening of the Polish population and the selection of those wards eligible for Germanization will be handled by the central resettlement office (Umwanderungszentralstellen). The examination will be carried out on the basis of race, health, and political attitude. The Reichsfuehrer SS and Reichs-Commissioner for the Strengthening of the National Character of the German People will issue detailed directives for the execution of this order.

Signed: H. Himmler
 
Poland didn't suffer genocide? wtf? Germany's crimes against Poland were the greatest crimes perpetuated by one nation against another in European history. They killed millions, deliberately, because they didn't like who the people were, be they 'Jews', 'Slavs', etc.
 
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