On this Day - 1940, Soviet forces began the first large-scale deportation of Poles from occupied eastern Poland, removing around 140,000 people in horrific conditions. The deportees were taken primarily to labour camps in Kazakhstan and Siberia. #Kresy 
An extract from my book “The Devils’ Alliance” describing the Soviet deportation process.
The intention was a crude class and ethnic cleansing, removing all those who might present an obstacle to the imposition of Soviet rule.
As one NKVD man explained at the time:
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
