"Polish death camp" controversy

When applied to the concentration camps and extermination camps established by Nazi Germany in German-occupied Poland, the terms "Polish death camp" and "Polish concentration camp" have been widely characterized as misnomers. These phrases have been occasionally used by politicians and news media in reference to the camps' geographic location in German-occupied Poland. However, Polish officials and organizations have objected to such terms as misleading, as they can be misconstrued as meaning "death camps set up by Poles" or "run by Poland". Some Polish politicians have portrayed inadvertent uses of the expression by foreigners as a deliberate disinformation campaign.

"Polish death camp" controversy

When applied to the concentration camps and extermination camps established by Nazi Germany in German-occupied Poland, the terms "Polish death camp" and "Polish concentration camp" have been widely characterized as misnomers. These phrases have been occasionally used by politicians and news media in reference to the camps' geographic location in German-occupied Poland. However, Polish officials and organizations have objected to such terms as misleading, as they can be misconstrued as meaning "death camps set up by Poles" or "run by Poland". Some Polish politicians have portrayed inadvertent uses of the expression by foreigners as a deliberate disinformation campaign.