1944 why were Chechens exiled by Stalin?

1944 at this time, although the Soviet patriotic war was still in full swing, it was only a matter of time before the Soviet Union, which had caught its breath, gained an advantage on the battlefield and drove the Germans out of the territory.

The European battlefield of World War II

In this situation, the Soviet government suddenly adopted? During the Great Patriotic War, Chechens betrayed the Soviet Union and cooperated with fascist Germany? Because of this, the entire Chechen people living in the Caucasus were exiled to Siberia and Central Asia where the environment was harsh.

In this expulsion of Chechens, the Soviet government used 6,543.8+0.2 million armed Soviet and Ministry of Internal Affairs personnel, mobilized 6,543.8+0.5 million military trains, 6,543.8+0.5 million carriages and more than 6,000 cars. Under such a large-scale operation, almost all the 400,000 Chechens who lived in the North Caucasus for generations were exiled to Central Asia.

People exiled to Siberia

Why were Chechens exiled by their ancestors? The reason why they were all exiled was announced by the Soviet government? Chechens cooperated with Nazi Germany in soviet strike against the Soviet government? Really?

It should be said that the punishment of the Soviet government did not completely wronged Chechens. At the beginning of the Soviet-German War, after the victorious German army occupied a large number of Soviet territories, some Soviet ethnic minorities in the occupied areas did show some signs? Want to use Nazi Germany's army against the Soviet regime? Emotions and actions.

Chechens who have always opposed the occupation of the territory they have lived in for generations by the Russian and Soviet governments are no exception. At that time, some Chechens actively cooperated with the Germans. They used to be German spies, and hundreds of Chechens joined Germany and the Soviet Union? Sue traitor? The army, they tried to use the strength of the Germans to separate Chechnya from Soviet rule.

Map of Chechnya

However, such Chechens account for a small proportion of the hundreds of thousands of Chechens. Did they really take refuge in Germany? Sue traitor? There are not many Chechens. Even according to the Soviet government, 1943 10 In June, Kobrov, deputy member of the People's Committee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union, pointed out in a report that in Ingushetia, Chechnya, more than 20,000 people took part in activities against Soviet organizations.

Even if this figure is not enlarged, then 20,000 people are only a tiny proportion of 2% compared with nearly one million Chechens and Ingushetia, and these people are far from representing the entire Chechen nation.

What's more, during the Soviet Patriotic War, Chechens never stood by. Most people, like Soviet troops in other regions, took an active part in the Soviet Patriotic War. Before and during the war, tens of thousands of brave Chechens joined the Soviet Red Army and performed well during the war.

Caucasus region

For example, in the famous Battle of Stalingrad, the sharpshooter Nurakilov from Chechnya killed more than 900 enemies and became a national hero famous throughout the Soviet Union.

Chechens in the rear have been trying their best to provide sufficient logistical support for the Soviet troops fighting bloody battles at the front. According to statistics, during the period of 194 1 and 1942, the Ingushetia of the Chechen Republic provided hundreds of thousands of tons of fish, eggs, meat and other foods to the front of the Soviet-German war.

Obviously, at that time, there were far more Chechens who stood on the side of the Soviet Union to participate in the Great Patriotic War and defend the country than those who cooperated with the Germans.

Another reason why the Soviet Union exiled Chechens was the German spy case. 1In August, 942, a Caucasian-born German spy, Gubei, led a group of German paratroopers and flew to Ingushetia, Chechnya, where he established contact with local anti-Soviet elements and formed a spy organization of more than 40 people.

Soviet-German War

The ultimate goal of this spy organization is to establish a spy network in the Caucasus and provide intelligence services for the Germans. However, this spy group was quickly defeated by the Soviet security department, and all members of the spy organization were arrested.

Therefore, although some Chechens engaged in anti-Soviet activities and had contacts with German spies, even for the sake of confidentiality, few Chechens actually established contacts with German spies. Naturally, they cannot represent the entire Chechen nation.

Another reason for Stalin's exile of Chechens is that Chechens joined the German army, the war against the Soviet Union, and Chechen deserters. Such accusations are also true. During the Soviet-German War, more than 2,000 Chechen engineers did flee to their hometown after the troops were defeated.

Chechen (people)

As for the Soviet army, after Germany occupied the North Caucasus, the German army formed nine combat troops composed of Soviet troops. These Soviet troops include hundreds of Chechens. Although these allegations are correct and untrue, not all Chechens have these behaviors.

During the Soviet-German War, as many as 6.5438+0.5 million Soviet soldiers escaped from the Soviet army, and at the same time, as many as 6 million Soviet soldiers were captured by the Germans. Obviously, most of these two huge figures are Russian. Since desertion and joining the Soviet army are the common actions of all Soviet nationalities, it is obviously unfair to punish a certain nationality just for desertion and being captured by the German army.

What's more, during the entire Soviet-German war, most of the territory of Ingushetia, where Chechnya was located, did not fall into enemy hands, and Germany only occupied a city on its western border for a few months. In other words, even if Chechens are willing to take refuge in Germany, there are not many opportunities.

Map of Chechnya

In this case, why did Stalin decide to completely expel Chechnya and other ethnic minorities from exile?

In fact, accusing Chechens of deserting and cooperating with Germans is just to occupy the congenital? Justice? The last reason why the Soviet government and Stalin really decided to expel Chechens was that underground organizations opposed to the Soviet Union appeared in Chechnya before and after the Great Patriotic War, and large-scale national uprisings broke out many times.

In fact, from the moment Russia occupied the Caucasus in the18th century, many Caucasian peoples, including Chechens, were very dissatisfied with Russia's brutal rule. With this dissatisfaction, riots and uprisings against Russian rule broke out many times. After the Soviet Union was founded in June+10, 5438, Chechens' resistance did not stop.

Due to many reasons, such as religion, history, culture and national characteristics, Chechens have the strongest will and the fiercest means of resistance among many ethnic groups opposed to Soviet rule. As the saying goes, the early rafters rotted first, and the Chechens who resisted the most fiercely and resolutely naturally became the eyesore of the Soviet government.

Chechen army

Thus, 1944, Stalin, who finally freed himself, used the strategic advantage of the Great Patriotic War to carve up ten Soviet republics, including Chechnya, in the name of the country. Restless? Ethnic minorities were collectively exiled to remote areas with harsh environment in the Soviet Union, which completely eliminated the unstable status quo of these ethnic groups.

More importantly, the Caucasus, where Chechens have lived for generations, is located on the southern border of the Soviet Union, and its strategic position and natural resources are extremely important. For the Soviet government, this place must not be lost. After Chechens went into exile, a large number of Russians who moved here completely russized Chechnya. Since then, the Soviet government has truly mastered this region and completely pacified the Caucasus region where riots and uprisings have been going on.