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The Home Army (Polish: Armia Krajowa, pronounced [ˈarmja kraˈjɔva]; abbreviated AK) was the dominant resistance movement in German-occupied Poland during World War II.The Home Army was formed in February 1942 from the earlier Związek Walki Zbrojnej (Armed Resistance) established in the aftermath of the German and Soviet invasions in September 1939.
Polish resistance during World War II; Part of Resistance during World War II and the Eastern Front of World War II: Sequentially from top: soldiers from Kolegium "A" of Kedyw on Stawki Street in Wola district, during the Warsaw Uprising, 1944; Jewish prisoners of Gęsiówka concentration camp liberated by Polish Home Army soldiers from "Zośka" Battalion, 5 August 1944; Polish partisans of ...
Standard combat uniform pattern of the Polish Armed Forces (with exception of the Polish Special Forces). [13] wz. 93 Pantera Pustynna Poland: Combat uniform: 124T/MON Polish desert uniform pattern. Lampart — Poland: Combat uniform: Lampart — Currently used by 5th Podhale Rifle Battalion of 18th mechanized Brigade for testing purposes. [14 ...
Polish Armament in 1939–45 article is a list of equipment used by Polish army before and during the Invasion of Poland, foreign service in British Commonwealth forces and last campaign to Germany with the Red Army in 1945. [1] The list includes prototype vehicles.
Jan Nowak-Jeziorański — Polish resistance fighter and activist, Radio Free Europe; Piotr Nowina-Konopka — Polish politician (Officer's Cross) Alvin E. O'Konski — American member of Congress; Józef Oleksy - Polish politician , Prime Minister of Poland; Andrzej Ostoja-Owsiany - Polish politician, member of the Sejm (Commander's Cross)
The wz. 31 was an all-metal one-piece helmet with a distinctive peaked visor and a slight "skirt." It was covered with either plain or Salamandra matte paint.Most helmets were covered with a thick layer of lead tetroxide and then painted with standard all-military khaki, with some of them painted grey, greyish green or navy blue (the latter worn by the police).
On 11 June 1940, the Polish Government in Exile signed an agreement with the British Government to form a Polish Air Force in the UK, and in July 1940 the RAF announced that it would form two Polish fighter squadrons equipped with British planes: 302 "Poznański" Squadron and 303 "Kościuszko" Squadron. The squadrons were composed of Polish ...
Jan Karski (born Jan Kozielewski, 24 June 1914 [a] – 13 July 2000) was a Polish soldier, resistance-fighter, and diplomat during World War II.He is known for having acted as a courier in 1940–1943 to the Polish government-in-exile and to Poland's Western Allies about the situation in German-occupied Poland.