Karol Świerczewski, commander of the Second Polish Army, briefed his soldiers to "exact on the Germans what they enacted on us, so they will flee on their own and thank God they saved their lives."
Karol Świerczewski, lederen af 2. polske armé, gav sine tropper besked på at "behandle tyskerne, som de behandlede os, så de flygter af sig selv, og takker Gud at de reddede livet".