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Związek Walki Zbrojnej (abbreviation: ZWZ; Union of Armed Struggle[1]; also translated as Union for Armed Struggle, Association of Armed Struggle or Association for Armed Struggle) was an underground army formed in Poland following its invasion in September 1939 by Germany and the Soviet Union that opened World War II.
History
ZWZ was created on November 13, 1939, from an earlier organization, Służba Zwycięstwu Polski (Service to Poland's Victory). In January 1940, the ZWZ was divided into two parts:
- areas under German occupation — commanded by Colonel Stefan Rowecki, headquartered in Warsaw;
- areas under Soviet occupation — commanded by General Michał Tokarzewski-Karaszewicz, headquartered in Lwów.
On February 14, 1942, ZWZ was renamed Armia Krajowa (the "Home Army").
See also
- Association for Active Combat (founded 1908)
Notes
- ^ Thus rendered in Norman Davies, God's Playground: A History of Poland, vol. II, p. 464.
References
- Norman Davies, God's Playground: A History of Poland, in Two Volumes; Volume II: 1795 to the Present, New York, Columbia University Press, 1982, ISBN 0-231-05353-3.
External links
- (Polish) ZWIĄZEK WALKI ZBROJNEJ, Encyklopedia Interia
- (Polish) ZWIĄZEK WALKI ZBROJNEJ, Encyklopedia PWN
- (Polish) ZWIĄZEK WALKI ZBROJNEJ, Encyklopedia WIEM
- 1939-1942; Beginning of Secret Army; the ZWZ period
- (Polish) „Polska Podziemna”: Związek Walki Zbrojnej
Armia Krajowa (Home Army)
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