What role did Beria play in the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939?
He led the front-line troops
He was responsible for organising purges
He was a diplomat
He had no significant role
Answer
Lavrentiy Beria was responsible for organising purges in the Soviet Union in the 1930s, and he played a similar role in the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939. He was responsible for the mass executions of Polish citizens, and he also oversaw the deportation of hundreds of thousands of Poles to Siberia and other parts of the Soviet Union.
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