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Why did Stalin order the execution of twenty two thousand Polish officers in 1940?
As per the secret clause of the German-Soviet Non-Aggression pact of 1939, the Soviet Union would take over the eastern half of Poland if Hitler attacked Poland from the west. This Hitler did on September 1, 1939. Stalin's troops shortly there after took over the eastern half of Poland. In 1940, Stalin the danger of having 22,000 Polish officers and Polish intellectuals remaining in the areas of Poland his army occupied. In one of the first atrocities of the war, Stalin had 22,000 Polish officers and others executed in a forest in Eastern Poland by the NKVD. This mass execution was denied by the USSR for decades. Finally in 1990 the NKVD documents concerning these executions were unclassified. What the Poles already knew now became public knowledge. There is now an annual commemoration of this massacre in honor of the victims and their families. Only Hitler was the cruelist dictator of all times, however, Stalin is in 2nd place for acts against humanity.
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Was Joseph Stalin responsible for the execution of millions as he restructured soviet society?
Not necessarily the execution of them but certainly responsible for their deaths.
What Soviet leader was the force behind the execution of Beria?
Joseph Stalin was the Soviet leader that was the force behind the execution of Beria.
Why did the soviet union break relations with polish government in exile?
The Polish Government in Exile was aligned with the Western Democracies, and Stalin wanted a Polish Government that was Communist.
What event did Stalin eliminate all potential rival?
Political trials from 1932 -1954 , including the execution of Trostky in 1937-38
Stalin's purge trials were mainly directed against whom?
Stalin had two sets of purges by "show trials." The first was directed against rival political figures like Zinoviev, Kamenev, Bukharin and other leading Bolshevik/Communist Party rivals. The second set was directed against officers of the Red Army. The purge of the party members kept Stalin in power. The purge of the army officers nearly lost it for him, because when World War 2 broke out, most of the experienced and capable officers had been eliminated.
Why did Russia execute the 20000 Polish officers in World War 2?
The number may not have been that high, but more than 4000 Polish officers were secretly executed by the NKVD and buried in a mass grave. The most plausible explanation I have heard is that Stalin wanted to convert these captured Polish officers to Communism, but they would have none of it, and so they were of no use to him. As Stalin could not do away with them openly, he had it done secretly.
Was Stalin responsible for the execution of millions?
If you study the history of Stalin, he was indeed responsible for the execution of millions.
Was Joseph Stalin responsible for the execution of millions as he restructured soviet society?
Not necessarily the execution of them but certainly responsible for their deaths.
What Soviet leader was the force behind the execution of Beria?
Joseph Stalin was the Soviet leader that was the force behind the execution of Beria.
Is Joseph Stalin responsible for the execution of millions as he restructed soviet society?
Yes
Which group of people did Joseph Stalin specifically target for imprisonment execution?
Kulaks
Why did the soviet union break relations with polish government in exile?
The Polish Government in Exile was aligned with the Western Democracies, and Stalin wanted a Polish Government that was Communist.
What are the 7 points of Yalta?
•Stalin agreed to enter the war against Japan after Germany defeated. (US atomic bomb before he could) •Stalin agreed to collaborate with the establishment of the United Nations Organisation. (This happened) •Agreed Germany (and Berlin) should be divided and occupied when defeated. (This happened) •Stalin got an agreement on the Polish border (in his favour). East seen as Soviet Sphere of Influence •Stalin agreed to free elections in Poland, to be held as quickly as was possible after the war had ended. Stalin agreed that members of the Polish government in exile could have a place in the new Polish government. (Did not happen) •War criminals to be punished. (This happened)
What event did Stalin eliminate all potential rival?
Political trials from 1932 -1954 , including the execution of Trostky in 1937-38
What was discussed at the Yalta?
Stalin agreed to enter the war against Japan. Stalin agreed to collaborate with the establishment of the United Nations Organisation which had already been discussed at the Dumbarton Oaks meeting in 1944. Churchill got Stalin to agree that France should have a zone of occupation in the defeated Germany Stalin got an agreement that the Soviet/Polish border would be the Curzon Line and that the Polish/German border would be the Oder-Neisse Line. Stalin agreed to free elections in Poland, to be held as quickly as was possible after the war had ended. Stalin agreed that members of the Polish government in exile could have a place in the new Polish government. A "Declaration on Liberated Europe" was released which stated that all nations previously under German control would have a democratic government.
Why was large Russian army short on expericed commanders?
Stalin had purged the officer class of officers that he felt were politically unreliable thus leaving behind inexperienced junior officers who lacked experience .
Stalin's purge trials were mainly directed against whom?
Stalin had two sets of purges by "show trials." The first was directed against rival political figures like Zinoviev, Kamenev, Bukharin and other leading Bolshevik/Communist Party rivals. The second set was directed against officers of the Red Army. The purge of the party members kept Stalin in power. The purge of the army officers nearly lost it for him, because when World War 2 broke out, most of the experienced and capable officers had been eliminated.
