Wyżsi dowódcy Wojska Polskiego w II wojnie światowej

• Autorzy: Szczurowski M.

Warianty tytułu

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Senior Commanders of the Polish Army in the Second World War

• Języki publikacji: PL

Abstrakty

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The aim of the article is, basing on source materials and biographical publications, a "joint portrait" of senior commanding staff of the Polish Army (WP) in the Second World War. The author wants to show similarities and differences resulting from the sociological analysis of selected groups of commanders and draw conclusions relating to a general theoretical preparation to perform their duties. This is to present conclusions concerning commanding the Polish Army during World War II. The author assumed that senior Polish Army commanders in the Second World War included those who performed commanding tactical and operational functions in Polish Army brigades and divisions (the Great Unit - as it was called during the between-the-war time), operational groups commanders in the September campaign, corps commanders of the Polish Armed Forces (PZS) in the West and the East and the army, navy and air force commanders, commanders-in chief and the Supreme Commander of the Polish Army. In general, 231 senior commanders have been analysed including 76 commanders of the September Campaign of 1939, 73 of the Polish Armed Forces in the West and 82 of the Polish Armed Forces in the East. The characteristics of senior commanding staff due to its background, nationality, age, education and military preparation allowed to draw the following conclusions: the traditions, idea and doctrine of war operations that were shared and according to which Polish senior military commanders were educated before the World War II disproved; the polish Armed Forces in the West and East command was connected with the political - military situation that the Polish Army was in; in spite of the fact that the system of troops command changed in the course of the war, the general knowledge and practice allowed Polish commanders to adapt to new circumstances and changes in waging the war; the will of fighting and determination were the main characteristics of the Polish Army commanders in the Second World War.

Słowa kluczowe

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Wojsko Polskie; kampania wrześniowa 1939; II wojna światowa; wyżsi dowódcy

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Polish Army; September campaign of 1939; Second World War; senior commanders

• Wydawca: Akademia Sztuki Wojennej
• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe AON
• Rocznik: 2001
• Tom: nr 4(45)
• Strony: 217--232
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 11 poz., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Szczurowski M.