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There's a great story about the Poles who flew with the RAF: They got news that the Germans were in the air but because of heavy fog the RAF was grounded, and the Germans would probably have turn back once they flew into it anyway. The Poles didn't care, climbed into their Spitfires or Hurricanes and went off to meet them.
They DESPISED the Germans in a way that we couldn't comprehend at the time, and with good reason.
I was in Krakow a few months ago and encountered some of the friendliest people I've ever met anywhere.