Selbschutz was created during the Communist revolution in Germany in 1918. So the beginning of Selbschutz has absolutely nothing to do with any Polish army or "militia" - it is connected with Communism. Please remember that Selbschutz also existed for example in Czechoslovakia - and there its existence also did not have any connections with Polish army or "militia".Nicole S. wrote:That Volksdeutsche established a Kind of Selbstschutz after they had experienced how the got treated by polish army and militia is another topic.
But Selbschutz is responsible for many war crimes commited against ethnic Poles in Silesia during the 3rd Silesian Uprising in 1921.
Or maybe rather they remembered their own behaviour - and were afraid of being punished for their crimes in Silesia in years 1919 - 1921 - like for example murdering inhabitants of Polish village Strzebniow in 1921?Nicole S. wrote: Especially in Silesia the germans for sure remembered the behaviour of the poles when they tried to annex whole Oberschlesien after WW1.
Btw - I have never heard about any "bad behaviour" of Poles in Silesia in years 1919 - 1921 (I have read only about German crimes commited there) apart from several posts on this forum and one Nazi propaganda source published in 1940. Do you know any not Nazi sources which say about this, so I could read something about it?
Best regards!
Peter