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What task did the League of Nations give Fridtjof Nansen in 1920?

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Nansen, Fridtjof — Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Nansen, 1915.

In April 1920, the council of the League of Nations appointed Fridtjof Nansen as high commissioner with the task of repatriating approximately 500,000 prisoners of war from the former German and Austro-Hungarian armies who were stranded in Russia.1

Despite the Soviet government's refusal to recognize the League of Nations, they agreed to negotiate with Nansen personally. By September 1922, Nansen successfully reported to the League that he had completed the mission, having overseen the repatriation of 427,886 prisoners.1