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Originally Posted by Haztoys  What was the hardest fighting country under occuption in WW2 |
This is a very difficult thing to determine. All countries occupied under the Nazis had various forms of resistance by various groups of people and individuals. Whether it was a passive or active resistance, it is important to realize that an armed or spiritual rebellion against an enemy occupation is nothing to be taken lightly, and was always done under the most dangerous conditions and circumstances, and also with the knowledge that reprisals against the members themselves or against the civilian population as a whole was a strong likelyhood.
I think in this respect, it is mostly important to acknowledge that -
1-various resistance movements were active during the war throughout Europe, whether as organized or loosley organized goups, or as individuals.
2-their contributions however large or small, was invaluable to the overall Allied cause, whether it was through direct action or through intelligence gathering.
3-Even though I'm personally certain the Allies would have eventually won the war regardless, I'm equally certain that without the various resistance movements, the war could have possibly lasted longer, and Allied military casualties would have undoubtedly been much higher.
Having said that, I don't think this is a subject one can easily gauge with a slide-rule, nor do I wish to imagine for a moment what it was like to live in a country occupied by a foreign enemy power. I'm just very grateful such peoples did exist, and did their part, and that as a testimony to the human spirit faced with tremendous odds, their sacrifices and efforts are never forgotten.
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