Comment by dhosek
2 years ago
That was a huge issue in the Soviet invasion of German-occupied Poland. As I recall, on more than one occasion, the Soviets held back while the Germans slaughtered the Polish resistance before moving in to take over various cities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyn_massacre
I don't think there was any going back from this...
The core of the Polish Home Army was made up of people belonging to the same social groups and their relatives or associates.
By 43-44 there were even a few cases of a limited truce or even some minor cooperation between the Germans and the Polish resistance since the Soviets turned on them immediately after entering (former) Polish territory in the east.