Polish prisoners and internees in Soviet Union and Lithuania (1919–1921)
- Polish prisoners and internees in Soviet Union and Lithuania (1919–1921)
The condition of Polish POWs held by the Soviets and Lithuanians during Polish-Soviet War is one of the less researched controversies of that period.
About 20,000 out of about 51,000 Polish POWS died in Soviet and Lithuanian camps[Karpus, Zbigniew, Alexandrowicz Stanisław, "Zwycięzcy za drutami. Jeńcy polscy w niewoli (1919-1922). Dokumenty i materiały" (Victors behind the fences. Polish POWs (1919-1922). Documents and materials). Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Toruń, 1995, ISBN 83-231-0627-4] Similar number of Soviet POWs - from 16,000 to 20,000 out of 80,000 - perished due to disease and poor conditions in Polish camps in that period.][ [http://www.archiwa.gov.pl/?CIDA=506 POLISH-RUSSIAN FINDINGS ON THE SITUATION OF RED ARMY SOLDIERS IN POLISH CAPTIVITY (1919–1922)] . Official Polish government note about 2004 Rezmar, Karpus and Matvejev book. Last accessed on 26 May, 2006.] ]While the conditions for Soviet prisoners were clearly exposed by the free press in Poland,[Karpus, Zbigniew, Alexandrowicz Stanisław, "Zwycięzcy za drutami. Jeńcy polscy w niewoli (1919-1922). Dokumenty i materiały" (Victors behind the fences. Polish POWs (1919-1922). Documents and materials). Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Toruń, 1995, ISBN 83-231-0627-4] no corresponding fact-finding about Soviet camps for Polish POWs could be expected from tightly controlled Soviet press of the time. Available data shows many cases of mistreatment of Polish prisoners.]While majority of Polish POWs were held by the Soviet Union, several thousands were held by the government of Lithuania; from soldiers captured during the Polish-Lithuanian War, Żeligowski's Uprising or interned during the Polish-Soviet War. Cases of mistreatment of Polish POWs in Lithuania were frequent and similar to situation in Soviet camps.
ee also
*Camps for Russian prisoners and internees in Poland (1919-1924)
*Camps for soldiers of the UNR Army interned in Poland (1919-1924)
*Camps for Polish prisoners and internees in Soviet Union (after 1939)
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