Operation “Vistula” in Poland in 1947 Cover Image

Операція „Вісла” у Πольщі в 1947 році
Operation “Vistula” in Poland in 1947

Author(s): Bohdan Halczak
Subject(s): Military history, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Филозофски факултет, Универзитет у Новом Саду
Keywords: Operation “Vistula”; deportation; Polish; Ukrainian national minority

Summary/Abstract: 29 April 1947, six divisions of the Polish army launched operation „Vistula”. It lasted three months. During this period, from the south-eastern areas of the Polish state they were displaced almost 150,000 Ukrainians and members of mixed families. They were deported to western and northern areas of the Polish state and dispersed among the Polish population. This is one of the most difficult episodes in the history of Polish-Ukrainian relations

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 113-122
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Ukrainian