Cursed Soldiers - Anti-communist Resistance Organizations

Anti-communist Resistance Organizations

Among the best-known Polish underground organizations, engaged in guerrilla warfare were:

1. Wolność i Niezawisłość ("Freedom and Independence'", WIN) founded on September 2, 1945, active to 1952.
2. Narodowe Siły Zbrojne ("National Armed Forces'", NSZ) created on September 20, 1942, split in March 1944.
3. Narodowe Zjednoczenie Wojskowe ("National Military Union", NZW) established in mid-to-late 1940s, active until mid-1950s.
4. Konspiracyjne Wojsko Polskie ("Underground Polish Army", KWP) which existed from April 1945 to as late as 1954.
5. Ruch Oporu Armii Krajowej ("Resistance of the Home Army", ROAK) formed in 1944 against UB collaborators.
6. Armia Krajowa Obywatelska ("Citizens' Home Army", AKO) founded in February 1945, incorporated into Wolność i Niezawisłość in 1945.
7. NIE ("NO") formed in 1943, active till 7 May 1945.
8. Delegatura Sił Zbrojnych na Kraj ("Delegature of the Polish Forces at Home") formed on May 7, 1945, dissolved on August 8, 1945.
9. Wolność i Sprawiedliwość ("Freedom and Justice", WIS) founded in early 1950s.