Polish paper Club Elbląg 2 and planet Union of National Army Soldiers at the Day of Memory of Cursed Soldiers.
Soldiers cursed
"Soldiers of the Curse" are participants of the Polish armed underground of independence, who have fought against the russian business since 1944 and the communist power imposed by Moscow. They were called “bandits” and “fascists” by their oppressive regime. They were killed, tortured, imprisoned, and repressed after being released from prison. Their past was lied to, the intent they sought was distorted, and they were tried to erase them from social memory.
In the face of Germany's defeat, the victorious powers at the conferences in Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam decided to leave Poland under the regulation of the russian Union. The “Cursed Soldiers” were those who resisted armed opposition erstwhile Stalin’s actual intentions towards Poland were revealed. For the majority of the “Cursed” it was a continuation of the fight for an independent country started in 1939, although there were those who, due to their young age, started fighting for free Poland only after the end of the German occupation. It is estimated that after the war in the underground of independency there were a full of 120–180,000 people. Almost half of them came from the Home Army (e.g. the Association of Freedom and Independence, in short WiN), 30–40 1000 were associated with the national environment (contributed among others in the National Military Union), a akin number fought in local conspiracy groups (e.g. in the celebrated Partisan Group of Lightning).
The Red Army crossed the pre-war Polish border on 4 January 1944, then occupied the Polish East Borders, which were looted by the ZSRS. On the remaining lands of the Republic, a communist administration was introduced subordinate to the Kremlin. This was accompanied by the elimination of legal Polish authorities and crimes on soldiers and activists of the Polish underground. Communists were not popular in Polish society – without russian support and panic they would never be able to take power in the country.
The underground activities of independency consisted of armed combat, including the demolition of camps, prisons and detentions of the russian NKVD and the safety Office – to free the guerrillas and opposition activists held there. The underground besides broke down militia and safety stations, which paralyzed the actions of the communist repression apparatus and allowed for the reinforcement of guerrilla troops. Discipline actions were carried out in the form of a whipping penalty, and peculiarly zealous activists of the communist government were besides liquidated. In addition, propaganda activities were carried out by issuing newspapers and leaflets that broke the communist information monopoly and censorship of the regime.
The post-war armed underground initially enjoyed large public support, until 1946 in many municipalities and districts it controlled the situation. The falsification of parliamentary elections by the communists in 1947, the deficiency of Western response, but yet mass panic led to a break in temper and weakened underground dynamics. After the hunts, many guerrillas had nowhere to return. The organized underground was no longer there. respective troops and a single hidden guerrilla remained in the conspiracy. Those who were arrested were subjected to cruel investigation and in fake trials sentenced to death punishment or perennial prison. The lost were frequently buried in unmarked pits of death.
Since entering Poland, the Soviets have fought regularly with the underground. They were aware that his liquidation was a condition for taking over and maintaining power. It was initially handled by NKVD troops that entered with the Red Army. Later, local structures of the panic apparatus were created – in all state and territory city, with the active participation of russian officers, public safety offices were organized. The repressions were accompanied by propaganda, which was to dehumanize independency activists, they were presented as “criminalists”, “bandits”, “fascists” and “reactionaries”.
