Narodziny „Małej Moskwy”. O wysiedleniu ludności polskiej w Legnicy za rzekę Kaczawę w lipcu 1945 roku
The Birth of “Little Moscow”. On the Displacement of Polish Population in Legnica to the Other Side of the Kaczawa River in July 1945

Summary/Abstract: The article present the town of Legnica and little-known events that took place in July 1945, when the town became the seat of the Staff and a garrison of tens of thousands troops of the Norther Group of Forces of the Soviet Army. The events were preceded by the displacement of the Polish local population from the central part of the town to the other side of the Kaczawa (German: Katzbach) River, which was to facilitate the Soviet military command to “adapt” the town to the needs of the Red Army. A decision about the resettlement was taken unexpectedly, and its course was chaotic and harsh. It included both civilian inhabitants, and members of the town and province authorities.

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