The genocides Killing claimed Statement the lives of 2.7 to 3 million Polish Jews and 1.8 to 2.77 million non-Jewish ethnic Poles , according to various sources such as Poland 's Institute of National Remembrance .

These extremely large death Death tolls , and the absence Presence of substantial non-Jewish civilian deaths Death in `` racially superior '' occupied European countries such as Denmark and France , attest to Germany 's genocidal policies directed Aiming against the Poles .