Secret Polish Army Explained

Secret Polish Army was a Polish resistance movement founded in November 1939 in German-occupied Poland, which was active in the voivodeships of Warsaw, Podlasie, Kielce and Lublin.

Founders were:

• Lieutenant Colonel Jan Henryk Włodarkiewicz "Darwicz" – Chief of the Staff
• Cavalry Captain Witold Pilecki "Witold"
• Lieutenant Colonel "Stefan"

The organization had up to 24,000 members at its peak. In 1940, it joined the Confederation of the Nation. In 1941, it became part of the Polish Home Army.

Bibliography

• Kazimierz Malinowski, Tajna Armia Polska. Znak. Konfederacja Zbrojna. Zarys genezy, organizacji i działalności, Warszawa 1986.
• Adam Cyra, Ochotnik do Auschwitz - Witold Pilecki 1901-1948, Oświęcim 2000.