| Operation Hyacinth | |
|---|---|
| Operation Name | Operation Hyacinth |
| Scope | Scope |
| Roster | |
| Initiated by | Czesław Kiszczak |
| Executed by | Milicja Obywatelska |
| Mission | |
| Objective | Create a national database of all Polish homosexuals and people who were in touch with them |
| Timeline | |
| Date begin | 15 November 1985 |
| Date end | 1987 |
| Duration | ≈2 Years |
| Results | |
| Miscellaneous Results | 11,000 people placed in a government registry |
| Accounting | |
Operation Hyacinth (Polish: Akcja "Hiacynt") was a secret mass operation in Polish People’s Republic carried out by the Citizens' Militia in the years 1985-87. Its purpose was to create national database of all Polish homosexuals and people who were in touch with them,[1] and it resulted in the registration of around 11,000 people.