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Ivan Serov Biography and Timeline

Follow Ivan Serov through 1 dated historical records for Russia.

Ivan Serov, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1945

Trial of the Sixteen

Deputy Commissar of NKVD · Politics / NKVD (Peoples Commissariat for Internal Affairs)

The Polish Government Delegates, together with most members of the Council of National Unity and the Commander-in-chief of the Armia Krajowa, were invited by Soviet general Ivan Serov with the agreement of Joseph Stalin to a conference on their eventual entry to the Soviet-backed Provisional Government. They are presented with a warrant of safety, but are arrested in Pruszkow by the NKVD on 27 and 28 March

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