ZWZ

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ZWZ was the Polish underground military organization formed during World War II that later evolved into the Home Army (Armia Krajowa), the main resistance force against Nazi occupation.

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instanceOf Polish underground military organization
World War II resistance movement
abbreviation ZWZ self-link
aimedAt armed struggle against German occupation
alsoKnownAs Union of Armed Struggle
conflict World War II
country Poland
dateFormed 13 November 1939
endTime 1942
evolvedInto Home Army (Armia Krajowa)
surface form: Armia Krajowa
followedBy Home Army (Armia Krajowa)
surface form: Armia Krajowa
hadCommander Kazimierz Sosnkowski
Stefan Rowecki
Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski
surface form: Tadeusz Komorowski
hasType clandestine organization
headquartersLocation Warsaw
historicalPeriod German occupation of Poland
ideology Polish nationalism
languageOfName Polish
loyalTo Polish government-in-exile
memberOf Polish resistance organizations in Europe
mergedInto Home Army (Armia Krajowa)
surface form: Armia Krajowa
militaryBranch Polish Underground State
nativeLabel Związek Walki Zbrojnej
notableOperation preparation for nationwide uprising in Poland
operatedIn occupied Poland
opposed Nazi Germany
partOf Polish Underground State
Organization of the Polish underground resistance against Nazi Germany
surface form: Polish resistance movement in World War II
precededBy Service for Poland’s Victory
surface form: Służba Zwycięstwu Polski
primaryOpponent German occupation authorities in Poland
reorganizedAs Home Army
significantEvent transformation into Armia Krajowa in 1942
startTime 1939
status defunct
subordinateTo Polish government-in-exile
surface form: Polish government-in-exile in London
usedTactic guerrilla warfare
intelligence gathering
sabotage

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