Agresja sowiecka na Polskę w 1939 r. i jej wpływ na losy oficerów Polskiej Marynarki Wojennej

The history of the Second Polish Republic’s Navy, most often associated with heroic efforts o f the Polish Coast defendants in 1939 and the participation of Polish vessels in almost all maritime operations essential for the course of the Second World War, requires further discerning historical research. A possibility to take use of reopened archives in Poland and abroad that appeared 10 years ago is not only a chance to verity present opinions but also to explain some issues hidden for many years for the public. The lot of Polish seamen in the Soviet Union after 17 September 1939 is undoubtedly one of them. The article attempts to show tragic officers’ lots of Navy Command and Pińsk Flotilla who due to Russian aggression stayed in “inhuman land”.