Operation Keelhaul

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
forced repatriation
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:historical_event
human rights controversy
gptkbp:alternativeName forced repatriation to the USSR
gptkbp:coordinates Allied military authorities
gptkbp:endDate 1947
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Keelhaul
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:location gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:notableFor controversial post-WWII operation
gptkbp:notableVictim gptkb:Cossacks
gptkb:White_Russians
civilians
prisoners of war
gptkbp:purpose repatriation of Eastern European refugees
repatriation of Soviet citizens
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Yalta_Conference
Displaced persons in Europe
gptkbp:result forced return of millions to the Soviet Union
many repatriated faced persecution
gptkbp:startDate 1945
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Soviet_POWs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5