Talk:Łapanka

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The phrase Most of these prisoners were either shot on the spot or transported to concentration and death camps; some women ended up in brothels. has persisted since this article was first written in September 2004. The writer was born 40 years after the events, but I lived through these times and managed to avoid being caught many times. Therefore I must correct it to read: Most of these prisoners were taken to labor camps in Germany. Some, particularly those without proper documents or carrying contraband were transported to concentration and death camps; sometimes shot on the spot. Some women ended up in brothels to service Nazi troops.

Syrenab 15:15, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Here's your weasel

According to various estimates, between 1942 and 1944 there were approximately 400 victims of this practice daily in Warsaw alone, with numbers on some days reaching several thousand^{[citation needed]}

--Jadger 06:27, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

Agree, that first phrase is weasely ! But in defense of the author (and jsut food for thought), take a look at the link to Warsaw. The Demogrpahics paragraph shows Warsaw had a pre-war propulation of 1.3 million, and in 1945 it was down to 422,000 (btw, thats surely an approximation)....400 civilians taken per day in Lapanka roundups for two years is 292,000, total (again, an approximation). So tied in with that demographic drop in population, its believable. But what is needed is a firm source... Engr105th (talk) 04:20, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] dutch term

Dutch name is razzia. Andries (talk) 10:09, 24 February 2008 (UTC)