pre-war Polish State Police
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The pre-war Polish State Police was the national law enforcement agency of the Second Polish Republic, responsible for maintaining public order and security across Poland before World War II.
Aliases (1)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national law enforcement agency
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police force → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Państwowa Policja
→
Polish State Police → |
| areaServed |
entire territory of the Second Polish Republic
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| country |
Second Polish Republic
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| dissolutionCause |
German invasion of Poland in 1939
→
Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939 → |
| dissolved |
1939
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| employerOf |
criminal investigators
→
plainclothes police → police officers → uniformed police → |
| endTime |
1939
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| hadHeadquartersIn |
Warsaw
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| historicalContext |
Second Polish Republic
→
period between World War I and World War II → |
| jurisdiction |
national
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| legalBasis |
laws of the Second Polish Republic on the State Police
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| mandate |
enforcement of administrative regulations
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enforcement of criminal law → protection of citizens → protection of state institutions → |
| officialLanguage |
Polish
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| operatedIn |
Poland
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| oversightBy |
civil authorities of the Second Polish Republic
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| partOf |
internal security system of the Second Polish Republic
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| precededBy |
local and municipal police forces of the former partitioning powers
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| replaced |
partition-era police structures in Polish territories
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| responsibleFor |
border-area policing
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crime prevention → criminal investigations → ensuring public security → maintaining public order → traffic control → |
| scopeOfOperations |
border regions
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rural areas → urban areas → |
| startTime |
1919
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| status |
defunct organization
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| subordinateTo |
Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Second Polish Republic
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| successor |
occupation police forces established by Germany and the Soviet Union in occupied Poland
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| timePeriod |
interwar period
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| typeOfOrganization |
centralized police force
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| used |
firearms
→
mounted units → telegraph and telephone communications → uniforms → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Blue Police
→
Policja Granatowa → Polish Police of the General Government ("pre‑war Polish State Police") → |
distinctFrom |