Sikorski–Mayski agreement

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The Sikorski–Mayski agreement was a 1941 pact between the Polish government-in-exile and the Soviet Union that restored diplomatic relations and led to an "amnesty" for many Polish citizens imprisoned or deported in the USSR during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II–era agreement ⓘ
bilateral agreement ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
affectedPopulation Polish citizens imprisoned, deported or exiled in the USSR ⓘ
aimedTo normalize relations between Poland and the Soviet Union after 1939 hostilities ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Sikorski–Majski agreement ⓘ
Układ Sikorski–Majski ⓘ
category 1941 in international relations ⓘ
Poland–Soviet Union relations ⓘ
Treaties of World War II ⓘ
context World War II ⓘ
countryInvolved Poland ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
dateSigned 1941-07-30 ⓘ
declared Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact territorial arrangements regarding Poland were null and void ⓘ
diplomaticActor Polish embassy in Moscow (re-established) ⓘ
Soviet embassy to the Polish government-in-exile ⓘ
followedBy Polish–Soviet military cooperation against Nazi Germany ⓘ
language Polish ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
ledTo creation of the Anders Army ⓘ
legalStatusOfAmnesty amnesty applied to persons considered Soviet citizens by the USSR ⓘ
namedAfter Ivan Mayski ⓘ
Władysław Sikorski ⓘ
placeSigned London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
politicalAlignmentChange Soviet Union became de facto ally of Poland against Nazi Germany ⓘ
politicalImpact created tensions over future Polish eastern borders ⓘ
strengthened Polish position within the Allied camp ⓘ
providedFor formation of a Polish army on Soviet territory ⓘ
so-called amnesty for Polish citizens in the USSR ⓘ
reasonForConclusion German attack on the Soviet Union and need for anti-Nazi alliance ⓘ
recognized Polish government-in-exile as representative of the Polish state by the USSR ⓘ
relatedTo German invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa) ⓘ
Polish government-in-exile in London ⓘ
Soviet invasion of Poland (1939) ⓘ
restored diplomatic relations between Poland and the Soviet Union ⓘ
result release of many Polish citizens from Soviet prisons and labor camps ⓘ
restoration of Polish–Soviet diplomatic relations ⓘ
signatory Polish government-in-exile ⓘ
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ⓘ
linked to: Soviet Union
signedBy Ivan Mayski ⓘ
Władysław Sikorski ⓘ
subjectOf controversy in Polish politics-in-exile ⓘ
temporalRelation concluded after Operation Barbarossa began ⓘ
typeOfAmnesty amnesty for Polish citizens who were Soviet prisoners or deportees ⓘ
yearSigned 1941 ⓘ

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Polish deportees in the USSR → significantEvent → Sikorski–Mayski agreement ⓘ
Władysław Sikorski → notableEvent → Sikorski–Mayski agreement ⓘ
Sikorski–Mayski agreement → alsoKnownAs → Sikorski–Majski agreement ⓘ
linked to: Sikorski–Mayski agreement
Sikorski–Mayski agreement → alsoKnownAs → Układ Sikorski–Majski ⓘ
linked to: Sikorski–Mayski agreement
Anders' Army → legalBasis → Sikorski–Mayski agreement ⓘ
Anders Army → originatedFromAgreement → Sikorski–Mayski agreement ⓘ
Polish embassy in Moscow (re-established) → relatedTo → Sikorski–Mayski agreement ⓘ