Poland's government declared that it would ask Germany for $1.3 trillion in compensation for the Nazi invasion and five-year occupation of Poland during World War II.
Kaczynski made his remarks during a ceremony when the findings of a research on the price of Nazi Germany's invasion and occupation of Poland were unveiled.
Poland Seeks For War Reparations
Kaczynski claimed that the German contribution to Poland, which he claimed Germany's sizable economy is capable of providing, would result in real Polish-German reconciliation. The report's findings were made public on the same day Poland commemorated the 83rd anniversary of the invasion of Poland and the start of World War II in Europe. These findings were produced by more than 30 economists, historians, and other specialists since 2017.
Germany's Foreign Ministry stated on Thursday that the country's official position has not changed and that the question of reparations is concluded. The report and demands have strained relations between Germany and Poland because Germany claims it already made payments to East Bloc countries after World War II.
Poland, on the other hand, contends that its previous socialist administration, which was greatly influenced by the Soviet Union, failed to apply sufficient pressure to Germany, and as a result, Poland lost its infrastructure, industry, farming, culture, and 500,000 people. The war, according to Polish President Andrzej Duda, was one of the most horrible catastrophes in the nation's history, as per Fox News.
Lawmaker Insists Poland Needs To Build Good Relations With Germany
During early morning rituals on the Westerplatte peninsula outside Gdansk, one of the first areas to be targeted during the Nazi invasion, President Andrzej Duda remarked that the war was one of the most awful disasters in our history.
According to Nietan, the offer of reconciliation made by Poles is the foundation on which we can look toward the future together in a united Europe. Poland's government disputes a 1953 proclamation made by the nation's communist leaders, who had been persuaded to sign it by the Soviet Union, pledging to abandon any claims to Germany.
Grzegorz Schetyna, a legislator from the opposition, said the study is simply a game in the domestic politics and that Poland must forge strong ties with Berlin. A total of 6 million Poles, including 3 million Jews, perished in the conflict. Some of them were the victims of the Soviet Red Army's eastward invasion, according to Daily Mail.
Lawmaker and report team leader Arkadiusz Mularczyk claimed it was hard to put a monetary value on the 5.2 million lives lost, which he attributed to the German occupation. He noted losses to the nation's infrastructure, business, agriculture, and culture, as well as forced labor deportations to Germany and attempts to assimilate Polish youngsters. Since 2017, more than 30 economists, historians, and other specialists have contributed to the publication. The situation has heightened bilateral tensions.
Dietmar Nietan, the government's spokesman for coordination between Poland and Germany, said in a statement that September 1 "remains a day of guilt and shame for Germany that reminds us time and again not to forget the crimes carried out by Germany that are the darkest chapter in our history and still have an effect on bilateral relations."
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