Sikorski–Mayski agreement

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World War II–era agreement bilateral agreement international treaty

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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Sikorski–Mayski agreement canonical	9
Sikorski–Majski agreement	1
Układ Sikorski–Majski	1

Statements (46)

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–Mayski agreement ⓘ surface form: Sikorski–Majski agreement Sikorski–Mayski agreement ⓘ surface form: Układ Sikorski–Majski
category	1941 in international relations ⓘ Polish–Soviet relations ⓘ surface form: 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, England ⓘ surface form: London
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	Operation Barbarossa ⓘ surface form: German invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa) Polish government-in-exile ⓘ surface form: Polish government-in-exile in London Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ surface form: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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 ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Polish deportees in the USSR → significantEvent → Sikorski–Mayski agreement ⓘ

Władysław Sikorski → notableEvent → Sikorski–Mayski agreement ⓘ

Sikorski–Mayski agreement → alsoKnownAs → Sikorski–Mayski agreement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sikorski–Majski agreement

Sikorski–Mayski agreement → alsoKnownAs → Sikorski–Mayski agreement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Układ Sikorski–Majski

Anders' Army → legalBasis → Sikorski–Mayski agreement ⓘ

Anders Army → originatedFromAgreement → Sikorski–Mayski agreement ⓘ

Polish embassy in Moscow (re-established) → re-establishedAfter → Sikorski–Mayski agreement ⓘ

Polish embassy in Moscow (re-established) → diplomaticRelationsRestoredBy → Sikorski–Mayski agreement ⓘ

Polish embassy in Moscow (re-established) → relatedTo → Sikorski–Mayski agreement ⓘ

Soviet embassy to the Polish government-in-exile → establishedAfter → Sikorski–Mayski agreement ⓘ

Soviet embassy to the Polish government-in-exile → relatedToEvent → Sikorski–Mayski agreement ⓘ