Polish decrees

[1]: 72 The decrees were an important step towards codifying Nazi Germany policies and laws on foreign forced labor.

[1] The racist notion of the inferiority of the forced laborers and prisoners of war from Poland when compared with the German master race was a prominent feature of the orders.

[1]: 72  The decrees, which recommended that examples of severe punishment be demonstrated to workers early on, were also aiming at clearly distinguishing the new conditions from pre-war voluntary seasonal labor.

[1]: 74 Polish workers were required to wear a clearly visible letter "P" badge, in addition to a work permit with a photo.

[1]: 72  Sexual relations between Poles and Germans was prohibited as Rassenschande (race defilement), and so it was recommended that the same numbers of Polish males and females should be recruited, or that brothels should be set up.

[1]: 74 [1]: 73  Germans who disobeyed those laws by helping or sympathizing with the workers were to be punished as well, in extreme cases, by being sent to concentration camps.

Just as it is considered the greatest disgrace to become involved with a Jew, any German engaging in intimate relations with a Polish male or female is guilty of sinful behavior.