Źródła do historii działalności społeczności międzynarodowej wobec uchodźców i ludności przemieszczonej z Polski (do 1951 r.)

Abstract

The aim of this text is to draw attention to the most important sources for the history of refugees and displaced people (the so-called DPs) from Poland in the first years after the Second World War, created in connection with the activities and aid action of the international community towards these categories of Poles (including Polish Jews). The framework review of the sources shows that there are many archives, including many materials, relating to a total of over a million Polish citizens who found themselves outside their country of origin as a result of hostilities or in the first years after the war. These sources testify to the fact that the international community did not forget about Poles when they were in need and constituted the most numerous national group among all DPs and refugees in Europe, during the functioning of the international organizations UNRRA (1943–1947) and IRO (1947–1951). Finally, many of these materials make very valuable sources for genealogical research.