Augustow Roundup, The - Unsolved NKVD Crimes In Poland ...

In July, 1945 the Soviet Red Army units supported by the UB (Urzad Bezpieczenstwa – The Polish State Security), and MO (pol. Milicja Obywatelska – The People’s Militia) conducted a grand-scale pacification in the Puszcza Augustowska, and in the surrounding area. The Soviet forces combed through the forests and villages, arresting all those suspected of collaboration with the Polish Underground. During the course of the roundup, nearly 2,000 individuals were detained. Some of those returned home after being interrogated and tortured, while 600 were sent to an unknown location, never to be heard from again. This is their story. Click Here to Learn More About the Augustow Roundup