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Soviet ethnic cleansing deportation of Ukrainians, between 1944-1951 (lemmy.world)
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[–] lord_admiral@lemmy.world 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The headline is fine, but why are there Polish soldiers in the photo? Author, look closely. The photo shows several men in traditional Polish military uniforms.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I don't have an eye for uniforms, so I can't comment on whether they're Polish soldiers. I got it from here.

https://24tv.ua/vivezeni-zakatovani-ukrayini-vshanovuyut-pamyat-garyachi-novini_n1735707

The postwar Polish government was a creature of the Soviets, though, and quite nakedly so.

[–] lord_admiral@lemmy.world 20 points 5 months ago

The origin of this photo is also easily found on the Internet. Google photo search tells us the following: this is the deportation of Ukrainians by the Polish army from Bialystok region, which after the Second World War went to Poland.