Armia Krajowa

Date: 14 Feb 1942 to 19 Jan 1945
Location: Poland
Surnames/tags: ArmiaKrajowa Armia_Krajowa

Welcome to the Armia Krajowa project (Projekt Armii Krajowej).

Contents 1 About the Home Army (Armia Krajowa) 2 The Project 2.1 Tasks to do 2.2 Tasks done 2.3 Resources 3 The Resistance Sticker 4 How to Join 5 Membership

About the Home Army (Armia Krajowa)

The Home Army (Polish: Armia Krajowa, abbreviated AK) was the dominant resistance movement in German-occupied Poland during World War II. The Home Army was formed in February 1942 from the earlier Związek Walki Zbrojnej (Armed Resistance) established in the aftermath of the German and Soviet invasions in September 1939. Over the next two years, the Home Army absorbed most of the other Polish partisans and underground forces. Its allegiance was to the Polish government-in-exile in London, and it constituted the armed wing of what came to be known as the Polish Underground State.

"With German troops mostly driven out of Poland, Home Army commander Leopold Okulicki ordered his forces to disband" on 19 January 1945.^[1]

The Project

This project seeks to link up all those members of the Armia Krajowa on Wikitree's global tree.

Tasks to do

• NEW: Add the Armia Krajowa sticker to all known members/insurgents (doing so will automatically add the category)
• Add the Armia Krajowa category to all known members/insurgents
  • [[Category:Armia Krajowa, Polish Resistance, World War II]]
• Link existing member/insurgent profiles to their specific biography on the website of Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego
• Generate Wikitree profiles for as many members as possible.
• Connect members to the global tree.
• Make sure all members are appropriately sourced.

Tasks done

• Start the project

Resources

• Armia Krajowa page on Wikipedia
• The main Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego website
• The website of the insurgent biographies
• The records of the Arolsen Archives.
• Armia Krajowa Category - lists all profiles linked to the Armia Krajowa project.
• AK Member Map - Interactive map which plots profiles in this project.

The Resistance Sticker

We have been successful in getting a sticker for AK members, as part of the new Resistance Movement Sticker.

There is both an English and Polish language version of the sticker - it is your choice which to use, but obviously the Polish version would suit a Polish language bio.

Code	Resulting Sticker
{{Resistance Movement |image=Armia_Krajowa.png |lang=pl |movement=[[Space:Armia Krajowa|Armii Krajowej]] |category=Armia Krajowa, Polish Resistance, World War II }}	Członek Armii Krajowej.
{{Resistance Movement |image=Armia_Krajowa.png |movement=[[Space:Armia Krajowa|Armia Krajowa]] |category=Armia Krajowa, Polish Resistance, World War II }}	Member of the Armia Krajowa.

Whichever version of the sticker you use, you must place it immediately below the 'Biography' header title.

Remember, a profile looks best with no more than 5 stickers.

How to Join

To join the Project, first take a look at the task list to see if there is a specific job that fits your interests. If so, feel free to add your name to the Membership list below and then dive right in! Alternatively, please contact the Project Coordinator: Ralph Allison for assistance.

Membership

• R. Allison - grandson of "Lidia", located in the United Kingdom.

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Footnotes

1. ↑ Wikipedia: January 19, 1945 (Friday), accessed 11 September 2021.