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World War II Polish resistance movement
The Home Army (Polish: Armia Krajowa, pronounced [ˈarmja kraˈjɔva]; abbreviated AK) was the dominant resistance movement in German-occupied Poland during
Home_Army
The Citizens' Home Army (Polish: Armia Krajowa Obywatelska, AKO) was a Polish military anticommunist organization, and a successor of the disbanded Polish
Citizens'_Home_Army
Polish military decoration
The Cross of the Home Army (Polish: Krzyż Armii Krajowej) is a Polish military decoration that was introduced by General Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski on 1 August
Cross_of_the_Home_Army
Major World War II operation by the Polish resistance Home Army
occurred in the summer of 1944, and it was led by the Polish resistance Home Army (Polish: Armia Krajowa). The uprising was timed to coincide with the retreat
Warsaw_Uprising
US Air Force base near Mountain Home, Idaho, United States
the accident is ongoing. Army Air Base, Mountain Home, Nov 1942 Mountain Home Army Air Field, 2 December 1943. Mountain Home Air Force Base, 13 January
Mountain_Home_Air_Force_Base
Title given to military organizations
Gendarmerie Home Guard (India) Home Army (Armia Krajowa), Poland, World War II Fencibles, British temporary militias Boeitai, a Japanese home guard force
Home_guard
First Army was a home service formation of the British Army during the First World War. First Army was formed on 5 August 1914 under the command of Central
First_Army_(Home_Forces)
1944–1945 anti-Nazi uprising in Poland
conducted during World War II against occupying German forces by the Polish Home Army (Armia Krajowa, abbreviated AK), the dominant force in the Polish resistance
Operation_Tempest
Massacres of Poles by Ukrainian nationalists during World War II
of the area, the structures of the Home Army (AK) were rebuilt. In Volhynia, an Independent District of the Home Army was established, while in Eastern
Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia
Massacres_of_Poles_in_Volhynia_and_Eastern_Galicia
Northern Army was a home service formation of the British Army during the First World War, responsible for the defence of East Anglia. It was formed on
Northern_Army_(Home_Forces)
Polish military anticommunist organization
The Underground Home Army (Polish: Krajowa Armia Podziemna Polish pronunciation: [kraˈjɔva ˈarmja pɔdˈʑɛm.na], KAP) was a Polish military anticommunist
Underground_Home_Army
Aspect of military history
main resistance force in German-occupied Poland was the Armia Krajowa ("Home Army"; abbreviated "AK"), which numbered some 400,000 fighters at its peak
Military history of Poland during World War II
Military_history_of_Poland_during_World_War_II
Jewish insurgency against Nazi Germany in German-occupied Poland during World War II
Polish Home Army and cells in almost every major town across Poland. However, both organisations were officially incorporated into the Polish Home Army and
Warsaw_Ghetto_Uprising
Resistance against the communist government in Poland
by the advancing Red Army declared as "illegal" parts of the Polish resistance such as militia/paramilitary units of the Home Army, and ordered its surviving
Anti-communist resistance in Poland (1944–1953)
Anti-communist_resistance_in_Poland_(1944–1953)
Combatant organizations opposed to Nazi Germany
In Poland, the resistance movement during World War II was led by the Home Army. The Polish resistance is notable among others for disrupting German supply
Polish resistance movement in World War II
Polish_resistance_movement_in_World_War_II
Polish military museum
The Home Army Museum (Polish: Muzeum Armii Krajowej) was created in Kraków, Poland in 2000, to commemorate the struggle for independence by the underground
Home_Army_Museum
The Sub-district VI of Praga (of Armia Krajowa) (Polish: Obwód VI Praga) - a territorial organisational unit of the District of Warsaw of Armia Krajowa
Praga_Subdistrict_(Home_Army)
Polish government in exile during World War II in German-occupied Poland
"Armia Krajowa (Home Army), the AK, which could fairly claim to be the largest of European resistance"; Gregor Dallas wrote "Home Army (Armia Krajowa or
Polish_Underground_State
Ukrainian nationalist partisan organisation active during and after World War II
Volhynia and Polesia. At the same time, its forces fought against the Polish Home Army, during which the UPA carried out massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern
Ukrainian_Insurgent_Army
The Sub-district I of Śródmieście (of Armia Krajowa) (Polish: Obwód II Śródmieście also named as Obwód Radwan) - a territorial organisational unit of the
Downtown Subdistrict (Home Army)
Downtown_Subdistrict_(Home_Army)
Southern Army was a home service formation of the British Army during the First World War, responsible for the defence of South-East England, including
Southern_Army_(Home_Forces)
The Home Army Resistance Movement (Ruch Oporu Armii Krajowej) was a Polish anticommunist military resistance organization formed in 1944 by Józef Marcinkowski
Home_Army_Resistance_Movement
1944 Soviet military offensive during WW2
resistance groups of the Polish Home Army. The latter mostly fought both the German as well as the Soviet-led troops. Some Home Army partisan factions regarded
Operation_Bagration
British home army in the First World War served the dual purpose of defending the country against invasion and training reinforcements for the army overseas
British home army in the First World War
British_home_army_in_the_First_World_War
Aftermath of the Warsaw Uprising of WWII
capitulation of the remaining Polish forces (Warszawski Korpus Armii Krajowej or Home Army Warsaw Corps) in the German headquarters in the presence of General Erich
Capitulation after the Warsaw Uprising
Capitulation_after_the_Warsaw_Uprising
Polish partisan unit active during World War II
Division (Polish: 27 Wołyńska Dywizja Piechoty) was a World War II Polish Home Army formed in the Volhynia region in 1944. It was created on January 15, 1944
27th Volhynian Infantry Division
27th_Volhynian_Infantry_Division
Military unit
southeastern Lithuania, where they fought Soviet partisans and the Polish Home Army. During these operations, members of the force were also responsible for
Lithuanian Territorial Defense Force
Lithuanian_Territorial_Defense_Force
Poles who hid in the ruins of Warsaw
Uprising, which began on August 1, 1944, was an attempt by the Polish Home Army (Armia Krajowa, AK) to liberate the capital of Poland from Nazi occupation
Robinson_Crusoes_of_Warsaw
Far-right Polish WWII resistance unit
established on 11 August 1944. It did not obey orders to merge with the Home Army in 1944 and was a part of the Military Organization Lizard Union faction
Holy_Cross_Mountains_Brigade
Polish soldier and resistance member (1917–2026)
Poland, he was a member of the Union of Armed Struggle (ZWZ) and later the Home Army (AK). Tadeusz Władysław Lutak was born on 29 August 1917 in Żarnowa, the
Tadeusz_Lutak
Monument in Wiejska Street
Monument to the Polish Underground State and Home Army. The Monument to the Polish Underground State and Home Army is located on Wiejska Street at the intersection
Monument to the Polish Underground State and Home Army
Monument_to_the_Polish_Underground_State_and_Home_Army
Polish military leader (1895–1966)
underground in the Kraków area. In July 1941 he became deputy commander of the Home Army (Armia Krajowa or "AK"), and in March 1943 gained appointment as its commander
Tadeusz_Bór-Komorowski
Pro-Soviet resistance militia in Nazi-occupied Poland near the end of WWII
structures of the Polish Underground State and Home Army. It participated in a number of uprisings and supported Red Army offensives through Poland. The Armia Ludowa
People's_Army_(Poland)
Polish military officer (1901–1948)
reports detailing German atrocities at the camp, which were smuggled out to Home Army headquarters and shared with the Western Allies. After escaping from Auschwitz
Witold_Pilecki
Military unit
All soldiers who passed the training were sworn in as members of the Home Army. The first air-bridge operation took place on 15 February 1941. The Allied
Silent_Unseen
Second Army was a home service formation of the British Army during the First World War. Second Army was formed on 5 August 1914 under the command of
Second_Army_(Home_Forces)
during the Second World War that began on August 1, 1944. Many of the Home Army units were formed before the beginning of the Uprising; several were organised
List of military units in the Warsaw Uprising
List_of_military_units_in_the_Warsaw_Uprising
Division of the Polish Armed Forces
Prusy Army and was surrounded and destroyed by German forces during the Battle of Radom. It was briefly reformed in 1944 as part of the Home Army, and
12th Mechanised Division (Poland)
12th_Mechanised_Division_(Poland)
Polish anti-Soviet nationalist paramilitary organization
During World War II, NSZ troops fought against communist partisans and the Home Army. At the end of the war, some units and structures of this organization
National_Armed_Forces
Military unit
located in Warsaw JW Komandosów - Army Commandos Command and Security – insignia of the Batalion Zośka from the Polish Home Army Combat Team A (ZB A) – insignia
Polish_Special_Forces
Intelligence on Nazi German cruise missiles
sites and the Peenemünde Army Research Center which were targeted for attacks by the Allies. The Polish resistance Home Army (Armia Krajowa), which conducted
V-1_and_V-2_intelligence
Belarusian combatant organisations opposed to Nazi Germany
(such as the Home Army), and nationalist Belarusian forces opposed to Germany. After the victories of the Wehrmacht against the Red Army in 1941, Belarus
Belarusian resistance during World War II
Belarusian_resistance_during_World_War_II
The Subdistrict of Żoliborz (of Armia Krajowa) (Polish: Obwód II Żoliborz also named as Obwód Żywiciel) - a territorial organisational unit of the District
Żoliborz Subdistrict (Home Army)
Żoliborz_Subdistrict_(Home_Army)
Zwycięstwu Polski organisation (later renamed into the Armia Krajowa - Home Army). The formation of first units of the line was commenced in May and June
Ochota Subdistrict (Home Army)
Ochota_Subdistrict_(Home_Army)
Home Army Infantry Division (Poland) (Wilno) 27th Home Army Infantry Division (Poland) (Wołyń) Cracovian Home Army Infantry Division Cracovian Home Army
List of Polish divisions in World War II
List_of_Polish_divisions_in_World_War_II
The Sub-district V of Mokotów(of Armia Krajowa) (Polish: Obwód V Mokotów) - a territorial organisational unit of the District of Warsaw of Armia Krajowa
Mokotów Subdistrict (Home Army)
Mokotów_Subdistrict_(Home_Army)
Polish partisan organisation during World War II
People's Party and by 1944 was partially integrated with the Armia Krajowa (Home Army). At its height in summer 1944 the organisation had 160,000 members. Initially
Peasant_Battalions
Historical fabrication devised by Władysław Rażmowski
Gozdawa-Gołębiowski [pl]. This narrative claims that Rażmowski and his Home Army partisan unit played a decisive role in the Jewish prisoner revolt at
Operation_Treblinka
British airman
into Polish for the Home Army, built radio transceivers, and trained Home Army radio operators. In 1944 he served with the Home Army in the Warsaw Uprising
John_Ward_(RAF_officer)
Irregular forces in World War II
(including the Polish Home Army and the greater Polish Underground State loyal to the government-in-exile and the People's Army loyal to the Soviet-backed
Resistance during World War II
Resistance_during_World_War_II
Residence for humans to live in
A home, or domicile, is a space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for one or more human occupants, and sometimes various companion animals
Home
Previous army command
command of the Home Army's Warsaw District which was active during World War II. Under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Jan Tarnowski, Home Army units from
Wola_Subdistrict_(Home_Army)
Polish writer and scout leader (1903–1978)
educator, writer, co-founder of Cub Scouts methodology, and soldier of the Home Army. He was one of the ideological leaders of the Grey Ranks and chairman
Aleksander_Kamiński
Third Army was a home service formation of the British Army during the First World War. Third Army, based at Luton, was formed on 6 September 1914 under
Third_Army_(Home_Forces)
Polish Resistance rebellion against German occupation in Poland
of 1944 was a busy time for the Home Army (Armia Krajowa) – the largest underground organization in Poland. The Red Army was pushing the Wehrmacht towards
Kraków_Uprising_(1944)
First Polish resistance movement in World War II
SZP was renamed Union of Armed Struggle (ZWZ). Związek Walki Zbrojnej Home Army Stanislaw Mikolajczyk The Pattern of Soviet Domination Sampson Low, Marston
Service_for_Poland's_Victory
Military unit
between late 1942 and early 1944 (after August 1943 they were part of the Home Army). The idea to create the UBK was conceived among Warsaw's conspirational
Striking_Cadre_Battalions
Polish military officer and lawyer (1915–1979)
Polish resistance movement during the World War II, member of the PLAN, Home Army and PAL, main collaborator and supporter of the Jewish Military Union
Cezary_Ketling-Szemley
World War II roundups by Germans in Poland
the Home Army killed 361 gendarmes in 1943, and 584 in 1944. In Warsaw alone, ten Nazis were killed daily. From August to December 1942, the Home Army launched
Łapanka
time prior to the uprising. From the very beginning of its existence the Home Army was planning a national uprising against the German forces. Initial plans
Prelude to the Warsaw Uprising
Prelude_to_the_Warsaw_Uprising
Land service branch of the U.S. military
The United States Army (U.S. Army) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is designated as the army of the United States in
United_States_Army
Kociewian engineer, political prisoner, and Holocaust survivor (1919–2017)
held at Auschwitz concentration camp. He was a soldier of the Polish Home Army (Armia Krajowa), and again became a political prisoner under the post-war
Kazimierz_Piechowski
Agency of the Polish Government in Exile during World War II
representatives and local Home Army commanders, as the representatives of the legitimate Polish government and the Polish Army, emerged from underground
Government Delegation for Poland
Government_Delegation_for_Poland
Combat formation of the Polish Army
distinct armed forces: once as part of the Home Army during the Warsaw Uprising and again as part of the Polish Army in the East. The division was formed at
8th Infantry Division (Poland)
8th_Infantry_Division_(Poland)
Underground resistance organization in 1940
resistance organisation Tajna Armia Polska (Secret Polish Army, TAP, later known as Armia Krajowa or Home Army), presented a plan to enter Germany's Auschwitz concentration
Military_Organization_Union
1944 Nazi war crime
fighting with the Red Army on the right bank of the Vistula River. On the first day of the Warsaw Uprising (1 August 1944), Home Army soldiers attacked the
Massacre on Bracka Street, Warsaw
Massacre_on_Bracka_Street,_Warsaw
the Lithuanian Liberty Army, the Union of Lithuanian Freedom Fighters and more), the Jewish partisans, the Polish Home Army, and the Soviet partisans
Resistance in Lithuania during World War II
Resistance_in_Lithuania_during_World_War_II
Polish general
his home town he was one of the organizers of a secret scouting organization. During World War I he was conscripted into the Austro-Hungarian army and
Stefan_Rowecki
The Polish Home Army Museum in Orchard Lake, Michigan is dedicated to the memory of the brave men and women of the Armia Krajowa during World War II.
Polish Home Army Museum, Orchard Lake, Michigan
Polish_Home_Army_Museum,_Orchard_Lake,_Michigan
Term applied to a variety of anti-Soviet and anti-communist Polish resistance movements
Underground Polish Army (Konspiracyjne Wojsko Polskie, KWP), the Home Army Resistance (Ruch Oporu Armii Krajowej, ROAK), the Citizens' Home Army (Armia Krajowa
Cursed_soldiers
worked as a Soviet satellite, and a successful uprising by the Polish Home Army could threaten Stalin's plan. Thus choosing to not support the uprising
Outside support during the Warsaw Uprising
Outside_support_during_the_Warsaw_Uprising
First source document about the Auschwitz concentration camp
Independent Parachute Brigade, based in Great Britain), and that the Home Army would organize an assault on the camp from outside. In 1943, the Gestapo
Pilecki's_Report
Urban park in Warsaw, Poland
The Home Army Praga Subdistrict Park is an urban park in Warsaw, Poland. It is located in the neighbourhood of Kamionek, within the district of Praga-South
Home Army Praga Subdistrict Park
Home_Army_Praga_Subdistrict_Park
Polish infantry colonel
Polish Army, and colonel in Poland's Home Army (AK). He fought in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, and was responsible for negotiations between the Home Army and
Kazimierz_Iranek-Osmecki
Polish politician and writer (1915–1979)
imprisoned by the Gestapo in 1939, and after his release fought with the Home Army in the Warsaw Uprising. Afterwards, he was arrested by the Soviet NKVD
Bolesław_Piasecki
1944 murders of Lithuanian civilians by the Polish Home Army
Polish Home Army (AK) in the town of Dubingiai and its surroundings on 23 June 1944. The Dubingiai massacre started a wider Polish Home Army (AK) operation
Dubingiai_massacre
War that begun on August 1, 1944. Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, poet and Home Army soldier, KIA on August 4 Gustaw Billewicz, codename Sosna, commander of
List of people in the Warsaw Uprising
List_of_people_in_the_Warsaw_Uprising
Polish military officer (1895–1960)
the Polish Army. He is best known as the de facto commander of all the armed forces of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, as well as Home Army's chief of staff
Antoni_Chruściel
WWII Polish resistance emblem
an emblem of the Polish Underground State and Armia Krajowa (AK; tr. 'Home Army') used during World War II. It was created in 1942 by members of the Wawer
Kotwica
Polish freedom fighter (1909–2009)
Cichociemni" (Silent Unseen), she served as a courier for the Polish Home Army, carrying letters and other documents from Nazi-occupied Poland to the
Elżbieta_Zawacka
used by Polish army before and during the Invasion of Poland, foreign service in British Commonwealth forces, the resistance Polish Home Army and last campaign
List of World War II military equipment of Poland
List_of_World_War_II_military_equipment_of_Poland
Officer, cursed soldier, Polish partisan
Polish 5th Wilno Brigade of the Home Army (Armia Krajowa) and after the Second World War fought against the Red Army. The unit also committed the Dubingiai
Zygmunt_Szendzielarz
Codename for the underground paramilitary Polish Scouting Association during World War II
Grey Ranks worked closely with the Government Delegation for Poland and Home Army Headquarters. The Grey Ranks had their own headquarters [pl] known under
Grey_Ranks
August 2019) was a Polish historian, academic and a soldier of the 27th Home Army Infantry Division. Filar was born in Iwanicze Nowe in Volhynia, Poland
Władysław_Filar
WWII assassinations of Nazi officials in Poland
Operation Heads was the response of Polish Resistance fighters of the Home Army to Nazi terror in Poland. On the streets of Polish cities, the non-Jewish
Operation_Heads
Fifty-Second Army – Japanese home islands Fifty-Third Army – Japanese home islands Fifty-Fourth Army – Japanese home islands Fifty-Fifth Army – Japanese home islands
Armies of the Imperial Japanese Army
Armies_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army
Ukrainian nationalist flag
The flag of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (Ukrainian: Прапор УПА, romanized: Prapor UPA), also known as the red-and-black flag (Ukrainian: Червоно-чорний
Flag of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army
Flag_of_the_Ukrainian_Insurgent_Army
Bilateral relations
destroyed in Belarus, incl. Home Army monument in Stryjewka, Home Army soldiers' quarters in Mikulishki, cemetery in Surkanty, Home Army graves and commemorations
Belarus–Poland_relations
Member of a resistance movement
that led to the creation of the Home Army or Armia Krajowa, also known as AK, were themselves organized in 1939. Home Army was the largest Polish partisan
Partisan_(military)
Home command of the British Army during First World War, based in London
GHQ Central Force was a home command of the British Army during the First World War. Central Force, based in London, was formed on 5 August 1914 under
Central_Force
Military unit
The Home Army 5th Wilno Brigade (also known as the Brigade of Death) was a unit of the Polish anti-Nazi resistance organization Home Army, active in the
Home_Army_5th_Wilno_Brigade
Confederation of the Nation. In 1943, the latter became part of the Polish Home Army. Kazimierz Malinowski, Tajna Armia Polska. Znak. Konfederacja Zbrojna
Secret_Polish_Army
Military unit
Podlaski district (Polish: Obwód Bielsk Podlaski was a sub-unit of the Home Army which covered the area between the Bug and the Narew rivers, bordering:
Bielsk Podlaski District (Home Army)
Bielsk_Podlaski_District_(Home_Army)
Research center under Nazi Germany
Trassenheide in early 1943 provided maps, sketches and reports to Polish Home Army Intelligence, and in June 1943 British intelligence had received two such
Peenemünde Army Research Center
Peenemünde_Army_Research_Center
Military unit
Service for Poland's Victory (SZP)/Union of Armed Struggle (ZWZ); later Home Army (AK). Nevertheless, it recognized the Polish government in exile, which
National Military Organization
National_Military_Organization
Polish World War II improvised armoured car
diminutive "Jakey") is a Polish improvised fighting vehicle used by the Home Army in the Warsaw Uprising during World War II. The single vehicle was built
Kubuś
General of the Polish Army and Home Army member
Niedźwiadek; 1898 – 1946) was a Polish Army Brigadier General and the last commander of the anti-Nazi underground Home Army during World War II and the German
Leopold_Okulicki
WW2 SOE agent
commander of the Polish Home Army, General Leopold Okulicki. Bill Hudson had a long conversation in Poland with the commander of the Home Army, General Leopold
Bill Hudson (British Army officer)
Bill_Hudson_(British_Army_officer)
Prison in Mokotów, Warsaw, Poland
innocent hostages, taken by Germans as punishment for actions by the Home Army. Later they were killed in mass executions announced publicly. During
Mokotów_Prison
part of the Polish Underground State network and became known as the Home Army. The whole clandestine structure was formally directed by the Government-in-Exile
History_of_Poland_(1939–1945)
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