Soviet partisans in Poland
Poland was invaded and annexed by
Early war
Initially the Soviet partisan groups were formed primarily in the areas of
There were also Soviet-affiliated and controlled groups, namely
Until early 1943, the Soviet partisans focused primarily on survival deep behind enemy lines, with their activity limited mostly to
Late war
As the
Soviet partisans attacked Polish partisans, villages and small towns in order to weaken the Polish structures in the areas which Soviet Union claimed for itself.
In late 1943, the actions of Soviet partisans, who were ordered to liquidate the AK forces
The armed struggle continued until the arrival of the Red Army in 1944 and well after. Subsequently, over the period of the next few years, the Soviets and
Relations with the civilian population
Outside pre-1939 Soviet territories, Soviet partisans encountered little support and often significant hostility from local populations, and so unable to acquire supplies from otherwise, they engaged in plunder and terrorised the inhabitants.
By the end of 1943, the Soviets could claim a significant victory in what they called their war against the
See also
References
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- ^ (in Polish) "Forms of constraint applied by the Soviet authorities in relation to the people of Wilejka region". Professor Franciszek Sielicki. Wrocławskie Studia Wschodnie, Wrocław, 1997 Villagers couldn't stand Soviet partisans because they conducted shameful robberies. They stole whatever they could, even children's toys. One doesn't even have to mention that they stole horses, cows, pigs, underwear, etc. There were many cases, when faced with resistance, they hanged poor peasants by their legs, upside down, to force them into giving something. Behind Willa, in forests and swamps, they formed new units constantly – otriads, which oppressed our villages
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