Operation Vistula

Operation Vistula

Today, on the 28th April 2017, the whole Ukrainian community in Poland is commemorating a solemn anniversary of the Operation Vistula . The main celebrations are taking place in Przemysl, Poland, from 28th April to 1st May 2017.

Operation Vistula was a forced resettlement of Ukrainian people from their ethnic territories (south – eastern regions of post-war Poland) to the so-called Recovered Territories (west, north – west and north – east of post-war Poland). The Operation was planned and conducted by the Polish communist regime. It is estimated that during three months (the Operation began on 28th April 1947) some 141,000 people were devoid of their properties and land and transported in inhumane conditions to the Recovered Territories.

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