Home Army (Armia Krajowa)
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Polish resistance movement
World War II resistance movement
anti-Nazi resistance organization
underground military organization
The Home Army (Armia Krajowa) was the principal Polish underground resistance movement during World War II, loyal to the Polish government-in-exile and known for its extensive sabotage, intelligence, and armed operations against German occupation, including leading the 1944 Warsaw Uprising.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish resistance movement
ⓘ
World War II resistance movement ⓘ anti-Nazi resistance organization ⓘ underground military organization ⓘ |
| activeDuringConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Allies of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied powers
|
| claimedContinuityWith |
Polish Army
ⓘ
surface form:
prewar Polish Army
|
| commemoratedBy | monuments in Warsaw ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Polish Armed Forces Day events ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| dateDissolved | 1945-01-19 ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1942-02-14 ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Gestapo
ⓘ
NKVD ⓘ SS ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
armed partisan warfare
ⓘ
intelligence operations for the Allies ⓘ sabotage of German transport infrastructure ⓘ underground education and administration support ⓘ |
| estimatedStrengthRange | 200000–400000 members ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
Union of Armed Struggle
ⓘ
surface form:
Związek Walki Zbrojnej
|
| hasAbbreviation | AK ⓘ |
| hasMemorialMuseum | Warsaw Uprising Museum ⓘ |
| hasNameInPolish |
Home Army (Armia Krajowa)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Armia Krajowa
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| headquartersLocation | Warsaw ⓘ |
| ideology |
Polish nationalism
ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ anti-fascism ⓘ |
| languageOfOrganization | Polish ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Polish government-in-exile ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Leopold Okulicki
ⓘ
Stefan Rowecki ⓘ Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Operation Kutschera
ⓘ
Operation Ostra Brama ⓘ Operation Tempest in eastern Poland ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Tempest
Operation Wieniec ⓘ Warsaw Uprising ⓘ intelligence gathering on V-1 and V-2 weapons ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
General Government
ⓘ
Lwów Voivodeship ⓘ
surface form:
Lwów region
Vilna Governorate ⓘ
surface form:
Vilnius region
annexed Polish territories ⓘ |
| opposedOccupationBy |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| partOf | Polish Underground State ⓘ |
| peakStrength | 300000 members ⓘ |
| precededBy | Service for Poland’s Victory ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Polish government-in-exile
ⓘ
surface form:
Polish government-in-exile in London
|
| repressedBy | communist authorities in postwar Poland ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Władysław Sikorski
ⓘ
surface form:
Polish Commander-in-Chief in exile
|
| succeededBy | Freedom and Independence (WiN) ⓘ |
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Polish resistance movement
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Polish resistance movement
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Polish Home Army
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Armia Krajowa
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Home Army
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Armia Krajowa
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Polish Home Army
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Armia Krajowa
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underground armed forces of the Polish Underground State
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Armia Podziemna
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Polish Home Army
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Polish Home Army
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Armia Krajowa
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Armia Krajowa
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Polish Home Army
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Armia Krajowa
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Armia Krajowa
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Armia Krajowa
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Armia Krajowa
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Polish Home Army
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Polish Home Army
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Szare Szeregi
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Armia Krajowa
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Szare Szeregi
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Armia Krajowa
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Armia Krajowa
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Polish Home Army
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Armia Krajowa
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Armia Krajowa
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Armia Krajowa
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Polish Home Army
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Armia Krajowa
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Armia Krajowa
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Armia Krajowa
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Armia Krajowa
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Armia Krajowa
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Armia Krajowa
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Armia Krajowa
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Armia Krajowa Regional Command
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Polish Underground State armed forces
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Polish Home Army
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Armia Krajowa territorial organization
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Polish Home Army
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Armia Krajowa
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Armia Krajowa
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Armia Krajowa
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Aleksander Krzyżanowski
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Armia Krajowa