Szare Szeregi (cooperating scouting units)

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Szare Szeregi were the clandestine Polish Scouting resistance units of World War II, composed mainly of youth who carried out sabotage, intelligence, and support operations under the command of the Home Army.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Polish resistance organization
World War II resistance movement
clandestine scouting organization
ageRange 12–25
aim fight against German occupation
prepare youth for postwar reconstruction of Poland
basedOn Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego
BojoweSzkołyRole middle group for sabotage and minor operations
commandStructure Home Army (Armia Krajowa)
surface form: Armia Krajowa
composedPrimarilyOf Polish youth
conflict World War II
cooperatedWith Home Army (Armia Krajowa)
surface form: Armia Krajowa
country Poland
GrupySzturmoweRole older scouts for combat and special operations
hadSubdivision Bojowe Szkoły
Grupy Szturmowe
Zawisza
ideology Polish patriotism
anti-Nazi resistance
language Polish
leader Stanisław Broniewski "Orsza"
legacy important part of Polish scouting tradition
subject of Polish literature and historiography
mainActivity armed diversionary actions
courier service
intelligence gathering
propaganda distribution
sabotage
support for the Home Army
motto Dziś – jutro – pojutrze
notableMember Aleksy Dawidowski "Alek"
Jan Bytnar "Rudy"
Stanisław Broniewski "Orsza"
Tadeusz Zawadzki "Zośka"
notableOperation Operation Arsenal
intelligence work for the Home Army
participation in the Warsaw Uprising
railway sabotage actions
operatedIn occupied Poland
opposedBy Nazi Germany
partOf Polish Underground State
recognizedAs symbol of Polish youth resistance
trainingEmphasis military training
moral education
patriotic education
usedCoverNameFor Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego in the underground
usedTactic clandestine communications
small-group sabotage
ZawiszaRole younger scouts for auxiliary and communication tasks

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Home Army hasPart Szare Szeregi (cooperating scouting units)