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Aleksander Arkuszyński
Aleksander Arkuszyński ps. ''Maj'' (27 February 1918, Dąbrowa nad Czarną, Poland – 1 April 2016, Ksawerów, Poland) was a brigade general officer for the Polish Armed Forces and a knight in the Virtuti Militari, who was twice awarded the Cross of Valour for his actions during the Second World War. He was also the author of the book ''Przeciw dwóm wrogom,'' describing the history of the Home Army and the Ruch Oporu Armii Krajowej in his area. Life Arkuszyński graduated from secondary school in Piotrków Trybunalski. As a squad leader of the 18th Infantry Regiment, he fought during the Invasion of Poland. He was captured by the Nazi army from which he escaped and returned home. From mid-February 1944 onward, he served as commander of the guerrilla detachment "Grom". In July 1944, under Operation Tempest, he was drafted with his division to 25 pp of the Home Army, where he was commander of the platoon. He participated in many clashes with the enemy forces, among ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invasion Of Poland
The invasion of Poland (1 September – 6 October 1939) was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union which marked the beginning of World War II. The German invasion began on 1 September 1939, one week after the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union, and one day after the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union had approved the pact. The Soviets invaded Poland on 17 September. The campaign ended on 6 October with Germany and the Soviet Union dividing and annexing the whole of Poland under the terms of the German–Soviet Frontier Treaty. The invasion is also known in Poland as the September campaign ( pl, kampania wrześniowa) or 1939 defensive war ( pl, wojna obronna 1939 roku, links=no) and known in Germany as the Poland campaign (german: Überfall auf Polen, Polenfeldzug). German forces invaded Poland from the north, south, and west the morning after the Gleiwitz incident. Slovak military forces ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Tempest
file:Akcja_burza_1944.png, 210px, right Operation Tempest ( pl, akcja „Burza”, sometimes referred to in English as "Operation Storm") was a series of uprisings 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 movement in World War II, Polish resistance. Operation Tempest's objective was to seize control of German-occupied cities and areas while the Germans were preparing their defenses against the advancing Soviet Red Army. Polish underground civil authorities hoped to take power before the Soviets arrived. A goal of the Polish Government-in-Exile, in London, was to restore Poland's 1939 borders with the USSR, rejecting the Curzon Line border. According to Jan. M. Ciechanowski, "The [exiled] Polish Cabinet believed that by refusing to accept the Curzon Line they were defending their country's right to exist as a national entity. They were determined that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
