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Fundusz Obrony Morskiej (FOM, English: ''Maritime Defence Fund'') was a fund-raising venture, created by the Polish government on January 20, 1933, out of a previous fund, ''Komitet Floty Narodowej'' (''Committee of National Fleet''). Its purpose was expansion of Polish Navy, and the Fund collected money for it, both in
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
, and abroad, among Poles living abroad. The money was collected through local offices of the Maritime and Colonial League, and first director of the FOM was General
Kazimierz Sosnkowski General Kazimierz Sosnkowski (; Warsaw, 19 November 1885 – 11 October 1969, Arundel, Quebec) was a Polish independence fighter, general, diplomat, and architect. He was a major political figure and an accomplished commander, notable in p ...
. First collections took place in February 1934; within more than three years (until October 1937), the FOM gathered about 8 million zlotys. The money was spent on construction of Poland's first submarine, ORP Orzeł, and the success of the FOM prompted President
Ignacy Mościcki Ignacy Mościcki (; 1 December 18672 October 1946) was a Polish chemist and politician who was the country's president from 1926 to 1939. He was the longest serving president in Polish history. Mościcki was the President of Poland when Germany ...
into creation of a twin organization,
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(1936). FOM was active until outbreak of World War II – until February 1939, it collected additional 2,5 million zlotys.


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Military history of Poland during World War II Economy of the Second Polish Republic Government agencies established in 1933 {{Poland-hist-stub