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After World War II, Bandera guerrillas operated on the new territory of Poland. The Ukrainian Insurgent Army operated in the southeastern provinces, inhabited largely by Ukrainians. Initially, the communist authorities were in no hurry to destroy the Ukrainian underground. After the death of General Świerczewski, Operation Vistula began. However, its main goal was still not to fight the UPA. How the People's Republic of Poland dealt with the Bandera underground in Poland and what the deportations of the Ukrainian population looked like - this is what we tell you in our latest episode. More on this subject in Grzegorz Motyka's book Operation Vistula '47. Communist Ethnic Cleansing. To buy: https://www.ceneo.pl/147135622#crid=6... You can read about what ethnic cleansing is and whether Action Wisła was it in the article: https://kurierhistoryczny.pl/artykul/... 👉 Do you want to help develop the channel: https://patronite.pl/KurierHistoryczny ✅ Do you like not only listening, but also reading about our history https://kurierhistoryczny.pl/ ☕️ Do you feel like buying us a virtual coffee: https://buycoffee.to/kurierhistoryczny 🎩 You can find unique historical gadgets in our store https://sklepwokulskiego.pl/