Home Army
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The Home Army was the primary Polish resistance movement in World War II, loyal to the Polish government-in-exile and known for its large-scale underground operations against Nazi occupation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish resistance movement
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World War II resistance movement → |
| allegiance |
Polish government-in-exile
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| conflict |
World War II
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| country |
Poland
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| dissolved |
1945-01-19
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| estimatedSize |
hundreds of thousands of members at its peak
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| fate |
disbanded under pressure from advancing Soviet forces
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| hasPart |
Bataliony Chłopskie (cooperating units)
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Kedyw → Szare Szeregi (cooperating scouting units) → |
| headquarters |
Warsaw
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| ideology |
Polish nationalism
→
anti-Nazism → anti-communism → |
| inception |
1942-02-14
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| language |
Polish
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| legacy |
subject of postwar repression in communist Poland
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symbol of Polish resistance during World War II → |
| militaryBranch |
underground armed forces of the Polish Underground State
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| motto |
Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna
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| nativeLabel |
Armia Krajowa
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| notableEvent |
participation in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944
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| notableOperation |
Operation Ostra Brama
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Operation Tempest → Warsaw Uprising → assassination of Nazi officials → intelligence gathering for the Allies → sabotage of German transport and communications → support for Jewish ghetto uprisings → |
| opponent |
Gestapo
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NKVD → SS → Wehrmacht → |
| opposedBy |
Nazi Germany
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Soviet Union → collaborationist forces in occupied Poland → |
| partOf |
Polish Underground State
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| precededBy |
Związek Walki Zbrojnej
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| recognizedBy |
Allied governments
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| role |
clandestine military organization
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primary resistance movement in occupied Poland → |
| shortName |
AK
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| significantFigure |
Emil Fieldorf
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Jan Nowak-Jeziorański → Leopold Okulicki → Stefan Rowecki → Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski → |