Kharkiv NKVD prison
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The Kharkiv NKVD prison was a Soviet secret police detention site in Kharkiv, Ukraine, notorious as one of the main locations where Polish officers and intelligentsia were executed during the 1940 Katyn massacre.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NKVD prison
ⓘ
detention facility ⓘ execution site ⓘ |
| associatedCrime |
crime against humanity
ⓘ
war crime ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Soviet crimes against humanity
ⓘ
Soviet political repressions against Poles ⓘ mass executions in 1940 ⓘ |
| category |
NKVD detention facilities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sites of the Katyn massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet prisons in Ukraine ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II on the Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| era |
early 1940s
ⓘ
late 1930s ⓘ |
| event | Katyn massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
pre-trial detention
ⓘ
secret execution site ⓘ |
| governingAuthority | Soviet government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Eastern Ukraine ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration |
Russian
ⓘ
Ukrainian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kharkiv
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
executions of Polish officers in 1940
ⓘ
role in the Katyn massacre ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
NKVD
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet secret police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet security apparatus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorOrganization | NKVD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Katyn massacre investigations
ⓘ
Soviet political purges ⓘ Soviet–Polish relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityService | People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | former prison ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Stalinist era
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention of political prisoners
ⓘ
executions ⓘ interrogation ⓘ political repression ⓘ |
| victimGroup |
Polish intelligentsia
ⓘ
Polish officers ⓘ Polish prisoners of war ⓘ civilians ⓘ |
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