What led to the slaughter of a quarter-million Polish civilians in Warsaw in 1943?

A) Germany began the use of chemical gas.
B) The Polish resistance launched an attack, unaware that the nearby Red Army was not going to join in.
C) Warsaw had been able to withstand German attacks for years, but it finally fell that year and became a Nazi death camp.
D) Withdrawing Soviet troops slashed and burned every resource they had to leave behind, which also involved the killing of civilians.

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Jasmine Westjohn · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  The slaughter of a quarter-million Polish civilians in Warsaw in 1943 was primarily due to the Polish resistance launching an attack against the occupying German forces, mistakenly believing that the nearby Soviet Red Army would support their uprising. However, the Red Army did not intervene, leaving the Polish resistance to face the overwhelming might of the German forces alone, which led to the tragic loss of civilian lives.

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