Vilnius District of the Home Army
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The Vilnius District of the Home Army was a regional formation of the Polish underground resistance during World War II, active around Vilnius in organizing armed operations against German and later Soviet forces.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vilnius District of the Home Army canonical | 2 |
| Vilnius Region Home Army structures | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
district of the Home Army
ⓘ
regional formation of the Polish resistance movement ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
German occupation of Poland
ⓘ
Soviet re-occupation of Vilnius region in 1944 ⓘ |
| armedStruggleAgainst |
Wehrmacht
ⓘ
surface form:
German Wehrmacht units
German police and security forces ⓘ Soviet security apparatus ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Organization of the Polish underground resistance against Nazi Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Polish resistance movement in World War II
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Polish state
ⓘ
surface form:
Poland (Polish Underground State)
|
| goal |
defense of Polish population in the Vilnius region
ⓘ
restoration of an independent Poland ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | operated in multi-ethnic borderland region ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Polish-Lithuanian territorial disputes during and after World War II ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Kresy
ⓘ
surface form:
Kresy (Eastern Borderlands of Poland)
|
| ideology |
Polish nationalism
ⓘ
anti-Nazi resistance ⓘ anti-communism ⓘ |
| language | Polish ⓘ |
| location |
German-occupied Poland
ⓘ
Vilnius ⓘ Vilnius Region ⓘ
surface form:
Vilnius region
areas annexed by the Soviet Union from Poland in 1939 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | underground partisan forces ⓘ |
| natureOfOrganization | military underground ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
armed actions against German occupation forces
ⓘ
armed actions against Soviet security services ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
German-occupied territories
ⓘ
Soviet-occupied zone of Austria ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet-occupied territories
|
| opposed |
German occupation authorities
ⓘ
NKVD ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Home Army High Command
ⓘ
surface form:
Home Army Command
Polish Underground State ⓘ |
| partOf | Home Army ⓘ |
| regionClaimedBy |
Lithuania
ⓘ
Poland ⓘ |
| role |
conducting sabotage operations
ⓘ
organizing armed resistance ⓘ organizing partisan units ⓘ |
| status | clandestine organization ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Home Army Eastern Command ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | territorial district ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
diversionary operations
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ sabotage ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Home Army offensive operations in Vilnius region
→
organizedBy
→
Vilnius District of the Home Army
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Vilnius Region Home Army structures