ag ▁Monte fi ore ▁presents ▁a ▁similar ▁opinion , ▁Prof . ▁Mare k ▁Jan ▁Ch od ak iew icz , ▁Dr . ▁Tom asz ▁Sommer , ▁and ▁others . ▁In ▁typical ▁St alin ist ▁fashion , ▁the ▁murder ed ▁Polish ▁families ▁were ▁accused ▁of ▁" anti - S ov iet " ▁activities ▁and ▁state ▁terror ism . ▁Michael ▁Ell man ▁has ▁said ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁the ▁UN ▁Convention ▁on ▁the ▁Pre vention ▁and ▁P un ishment ▁of ▁the ▁Crime ▁of ▁Gen o cide ▁that ▁St alin ' s ▁Polish ▁Operation ▁" m ight ▁well ▁qual ify ▁as ▁gen o cide " ▁but ▁because ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁no ▁legal ▁trib unal ▁to ▁try ▁the ▁cr imes ▁of ▁St alin ism , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁author itative ▁r uling ▁on ▁the ▁legal ▁character isation . ▁ ▁In vas ion ▁of ▁Poland ▁and ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁Naz i ▁propag and ists ▁s tere ot yp ed ▁Pol es ▁as ▁national ists ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁port ray ▁Germ ans ▁as ▁vict ims ▁and ▁justify ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁Poland ; ▁the ▁G le iw itz ▁incident ▁was ▁a ▁Naz i ▁false ▁flag ▁to ▁show ▁that ▁Germany ▁was ▁under ▁Polish ▁attack , ▁and ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁Germ ans ▁by ▁Pol es ▁in ▁B rom berger ▁Bl ut son nt ag ▁and ▁elsewhere ▁was ▁infl ated ▁to ▁ 5 8 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁increase ▁German ▁hat red ▁of ▁Pol es ▁and ▁justify ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁Polish ▁civ ili ans . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9