Families were often given only 15 to 60 minutes to pack small belongings before being loaded into unheated freight trains. 2. Soviet Deportations (1939–1941)
Primarily ethnic Poles and Jews were removed to make way for Volksdeutsche (ethnic German) settlers from other parts of Europe. WypД™dzeni 1939... Deportacje obywateli polskich...
Most were dumped into the General Government (central Poland), often in overcrowded transit camps with minimal food or shelter. Families were often given only 15 to 60