Secret Polish Army (, ) was a
Polish resistance movement founded in November 1939 in
German-occupied Poland, which was active in the
voivodeships of
Warsaw
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,
Podlasie,
Kielce
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and
Lublin
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.
Founders were:
* Lieutenant Colonel
Jan Henryk Włodarkiewicz "Darwicz" – Chief of the Staff
* Cavalry Lieutenant
Witold Pilecki "Witold"
* Lieutenant Colonel "Stefan"
In 1940, it and several other underground organizations merged into the
Confederation of the Nation. In 1943, the latter became part of the Polish
Home Army
The Home Army (, ; 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 ...
.
Bibliography
* Kazimierz Malinowski, ''Tajna Armia Polska. Znak. Konfederacja Zbrojna. Zarys genezy, organizacji i działalności'', Warszawa 1986.
*
Adam Cyra, ''Ochotnik do Auschwitz - Witold Pilecki 1901-1948'', Oświęcim 2000.
World War II resistance movements
Military units and formations of Poland in World War II
Polish underground organisations during World War II
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