@misc{Gross_Radosław_Olsztyńskie_2022, author={Gross, Radosław}, volume={54}, editor={Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences}, number={3}, copyright={Creative Commons Attribution BY-ND 4.0 license}, address={Warszawa}, journal={Dzieje Najnowsze : [kwartalnik poświęcony historii XX wieku]}, howpublished={online}, year={2022}, language={pol}, abstract={This article presents the process of destruction of villages in Warmia and Mazury after World War II, plundered and devastated by Soviet troops. Basing on a thorough analysis of the Polish civil administration and the Provincial Office of Public Security files, the author describes the plunders of Soviet soldiers that contributed to a significant depletion of the agricultural property of Warmia and Mazury. This seriously hampered the post-war settlement, reconstruction and development of these areas, where agriculture was the primary economic branch.}, type={Text}, title={Olsztyńskie „Dzikie Pola” : rabunek i dewastacja wsi na Warmii i Mazurach przez wojska sowieckie w latach 1945–1948}, URL={http://www.rcin.org.pl/Content/237347/WA303_273596_A507-DN-R-54-3_Gross.pdf}, keywords={World War, 1939-1945 - destruction and pillage – Poland - Mazury (Region), World War, 1939-1945 - destruction and pillage – Poland - Warmia (Region), Soviet troops, plunder, devastation, villages, Warmia and Mazury}, }