HIST 226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Exile One, Greek Civil War, Salami Tactics
10 Nov 2017
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Stalin allowed to keep conquests, poland given land to the west. Soviet pressure brings about pro-communist coups in romania, bulgaria. In red army-occupied areas, antifascist popular fronts established. Benes government restored, socialist (not communist) government established. Hadn"t been allied with germany, which also afforded more privileges. Lithuanians, poles, hungarian aristocracy also flee soviet union. Those who stayed often deported to slave labor camps. Ukrainians, belarusians, russians all deported back to russia, many then to camps. Pows, concentration/slave labor camp inmates returned to ussr, often suffered same fate. Expulsions of germans from poland, czechoslovakia, hungary by national populations more humanely . Deportations of germans agreed to by allies, westerners only wanted it done. Jews who attempted to return home often met with violence, many moved to palestine/israel or the americas. Resettled people into houses of expelled families. To the dissatisfaction of esp finland and czechoslovakia. Saw many sham trials of supposed collaborators in order to eliminate communist enemies.
