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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.
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)
Jan Nowak-Jeziorański (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈnɔvak jɛʑɔˈraɲskʲi]; 2 October 1914 – 20 January 2005) was a Polish journalist, writer, politician, social worker and patriot. He served during the Second World War as one of the most notable resistance fighters of the Home Army.
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.
Polish resistance movement in 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 ...
Main Polish army bulletproof vest used by Polish army except for special forces. [17] KWM-02: No image available Poland: Bulletproof vest: KWM-02 39,700 [18] Ballistic resistance according to PN-V-87000:2011. Soft insert – Bullet resistance: K1A. Fragment resistance: O2. Ordered between 2016-2023. [18] Plate Carrier Gryf: No image available ...
Pages in category "Polish resistance members of World War II" The following 169 pages are in this category, out of 169 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The "cursed soldiers" [3] (also known as "doomed soldiers", [4] "accursed soldiers", or "damned soldiers"; Polish: żołnierze wyklęci) or "indomitable soldiers" [5] (Polish: żołnierze niezłomni) were a heterogeneous array of anti-Soviet-imperialist and anti-communist Polish resistance movements formed in the later stages of World War II and in its aftermath by members of the Polish ...