V pričakovanju hitre zmage nad Veliko Britanijo so okupacijske nemške sile sprva izvajale razmeroma zmeren pristop do nejudovskega prebivalstva, pri čemer so jih podpirali lokalni kolaboranti.[2] Sčasoma pa so se razmere slabšale, kar je privedlo do množičnih deportacij in prisilnega dela, vse to pa se je pozimi 1944 končalo s skorajšnjim stradanjem tako za okupirane prebivalce kot tudi za okupatorje.[3]
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