Związek Radziecki wobec Powstania Warszawskiego

• Autorzy: Jaczyński S.

Warianty tytułu

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The Soviet Union versus the Warsaw Uprising

• Języki publikacji: PL

Abstrakty

EN

Although the Soviet Union’s standpoint, or rather Joseph Stalin’s himself, towards fighting Warsaw, is not well known, it still causes controversies and contradictory opinions. This issue has not been thoroughly and synthetically studied, particularly as far as halting the Red Army’s offensive against Warsaw is concerned. Stalin did not accept the draft plan of the Warsaw operation prepared by Marshals Zukov and Rokossovski of August 8, 1944. The Russian leader did not agree to make Russian airfields available for American and British aircraft, carrying help for fighting Warsaw. It was mid-September, when the Uprising was about to collapse, when Stalin allowed launching limited operational and tactical activities that had a clear propaganda and political aim. He wanted to show the West that the Soviet Union helps fighting Warsaw. The First Polish Army units were used for this task, whereas Russian troops’ participation и/as limited to minimum. The Russian command undertook also an ineffective drop action to help the insurgents. Deciding on an apparent and very late change of standpoint towards the Warsaw Uprising, Stalin could reassure the international community without taking any risk in his policy towards Polish issues. In fact, both Stalin’s and the Soviet leadership attitude towards the Warsaw Uprising was hostile from the very beginning.

Słowa kluczowe

PL

druga wojna światowa; historia Warszawy; Powstanie Warszawskie 1944; Związek Radziecki

EN

World War II; Warsaw history; Warsaw Uprising; Soviet Union

• Wydawca: Akademia Sztuki Wojennej
• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe AON
• Rocznik: 2004
• Tom: nr 3(56)
• Strony: 209--223

Twórcy

autor

Jaczyński S.

• Akademia Podlaska w Siedlcach