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People's Guard (1942–1944)
The People's Guard (GL; pl, Gwardia Ludowa; ) was a communist Partisan (military), partisan force of the Polish Workers' Party (PPR) active in Occupation of Poland (1939–1945), Occupied Poland during World War II from 1942 to 1944. The ''Gwardia Ludowa'' was established with sponsorship from the Soviet Union to support the Red Army and Polish communists against Nazi Germany. It became the largest partisan force in Poland which refused to join the structures of the Polish Underground State loyal to the London-based Polish government-in-exile. The ''Gwardia Ludowa'' was incorporated into the larger ''Armia Ludowa'' in January 1944. Background The ''Gwardia Ludowa'' was created on 6 January 1942 with military aid from the Red Army, with the availability of Firearm, firearms led to it swiftly reaching a strength of 3,000 fighters. It was connected to the NKVD, the intelligence services of the Soviet Union, to the point that some of its military actions were commanded by NKVD co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armia Ludowa
People's Army (Polish: ''Armia Ludowa'' , abbriv.: AL) was a communist Soviet-backed partisan force set up by the communist Polish Workers' Party ('PR) during World War II. It was created on the order of the Polish State National Council on 1 January 1944. Its aims were to fight against Nazi Germany in occupied Poland, support the Soviet Red Army against the German forces and aid in the creation of a pro-Soviet communist government in Poland. Along with the National Armed Forces, it was one of the military resistance organizations that refused to join the structures of the Polish Underground State or its military arm, the Home Army. The People's Army was much smaller than the Home Army, but propaganda in communist Poland espoused the myth that the reverse was the case. Due to their close affiliation with the Soviet Union, which de facto controlled Armia Ludowa and its predecessors, Armia Ludowa can be seen as both a part of the Polish resistance as well as the Soviet partisa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
