[Sherman Logan]

Hitler had the goal, spelled out very clearly in Mein Kampf, of winning lebensraum for the German race in the East. This meant primarily Russia and Ukraine.

Theoretically, the Poles could have jumped in bed with AH, joined in the attack on USSR and been OK. In reality, this was not an option.

The Polish nation was too large and powerful to allow an independent existence, given Nazi racial obsessions. This can readily be seen by the fact that Poland was the only conquered country where no puppet regime was allowed to exist.

In the Nazi mind, Poland had to be destroyed, not subjugated.

[SJackson]

This can readily be seen by the fact that Poland was the only conquered country where no puppet regime was allowed to exist.

Exactly, because the Poles were to be enslaved rather than killed. And Albert Speer had some wonderful plans for housing developments in Poland.

[Cronos]

This can readily be seen by the fact that Poland was the only conquered country where no puppet regime was allowed to exist.

Correct. And no senior pole collaborated

[dfwgator]

Hitler knew that Poland relished her independence and would fight, unlike the other nations. Their brothers to the south, Slovakia bent over backwards for Hitler thinking they would have their “independence”, but really was only a Nazi vassal state, Poland would have none of that.