Repatriation of Poles (1955–1959)

The repatriation of Poles in 1955–1959, also known as the second repatriation, to distinguish it from the first repatriation in 1944–1946, was the second wave of forced repatriation (or deportation) of Poles living in the territories annexed by the Soviet Union (known as Kresy Wschodnie) in the aftermath of World War II. The widely used term repatriation, promoted by decades of Polish communist propaganda, is a euphemism for acts of expatriation.

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