Secret Polish Army
Secret Polish Army (Polish: Tajna Armia Polska, TAP) 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 Władysław Surmacki "Stefan"
The organization had up to 24,000 members at its peak.[when?] In 1940, it joined the Confederation of the Nation. In 1941, it became part of the Polish Home Army.
Bibliography
[edit]- Kazimierz Malinowski, Tajna Armia Polska. Znak. Konfederacja Zbrojna. Zarys genezy, organizacji i działalności, Warszawa 1986. ISBN 83-211-0791-5
- Adam Cyra, Ochotnik do Auschwitz - Witold Pilecki 1901-1948, Oświęcim 2000. ISBN 83-912000-3-5
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