sentences:  Generally, the Chorzów industry suffered little damage during World War II due to its inaccessibility to Allied bombing, a Soviet Army enveloping manoeuvre in January 1945, and perhaps Albert Speer's slowness or refusal to implement the scorched earth policy.This intact industry now played a critical role in the post-war reconstruction and industrialization of Poland.After the war, businesses were nationalized and operated, with minor changes, till 1989.