Olsztyńskie „Dzikie Pola”. Rabunek i dewastacja wsi na Warmii i Mazurach przez wojska sowieckie w latach 1945–1948
Olsztyn’s ‘Wild Fields’. Plunder and Devastation of Villages in Warmia and Mazury by Soviet Troops in 1945–1948
Author(s): Radosław GrossSubject(s): History, Recent History (1900 till today), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Soviet troops; plunder; devastation; villages; Warmia and Mazury.
Summary/Abstract: This article presents the process of destruction of villages in Warmia and Mazury after World War II, plundered and devastated by Soviet troops. Basing on a thorough anal-ysis of the Polish civil administration and the Provincial Offi ce of Public Security fi les, the author describes the plunders of Soviet soldiers that contributed to a signifi cant depletion of the agricultural property of Warmia and Mazury. This seriously hampered the post-war settlement, reconstruction and development of these areas, where agriculture was the primary economic branch.
Journal: Dzieje Najnowsze
- Issue Year: 54/2022
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 109-130
- Page Count: 22
- Language: Polish