- Polish school teacher, Wladyslaw Bielinski moments before his execution (1939). In the first months of WWII, the Third Reich attempted to wipe out Poland’s intellectual class, executing 60,000 people. They knew the ‘intellectual elite’ would stop the regime from seizing complete control Gallery
Polish school teacher, Wladyslaw Bielinski moments before his execution (1939). In the first months of WWII, the Third Reich attempted to wipe out Poland’s intellectual class, executing 60,000 people. They knew the ‘intellectual elite’ would stop the regime from seizing complete control