# Operation Vistula (1947)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/1947-operation-vistula
Location: South-eastern Poland

Around 140,000 Ukrainians and Lemkos were deported from south-eastern Poland to the western territories. Within the broader People'S Republic period: Shifted westward and placed under communist rule, Poland rebuilt from the war but repeatedly rose against the regime, until the Solidarity movement forced a negotiated transition in 1989. At this point in the timeline (1947), the governing authority was Bolesław Bierut (President of the State National Council, later President of Poland). Communist leader who headed the KRN from 1944, was President 1947–1952 and led Poland through its Stalinist period. Operation Vistula mattered because movements of peoples reshaped the population, languages and cultures of the lands that became Poland. The event is placed here so readers can follow it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion and culture across Polish history.

## Why it matters
Operation Vistula mattered because movements of peoples reshaped the population, languages and cultures of the lands that became Poland.

Ruler at the time: [August Zaleski](https://poland-history.com/rulers/august-zaleski)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Operation Vistula](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Vistula)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Operation Vistula](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Operation+Vistula)
- [Wikipedia — Polish People's Republic (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_People's_Republic)