Open AccessAssociation of Polish Legionnaires in Interwar Krakow
Author(s) -
Janusz Mierzwa
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
sowiniec
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2449-8718
pISSN - 1425-1965
DOI - 10.12797/sowiniec25.2014.45.04
Subject(s) - independence (probability theory) , politics , association (psychology) , economic history , the republic , political science , history , ancient history , demography , geography , sociology , law , philosophy , theology , epistemology , statistics , mathematics
The article presents the history of the Kraków branch of the most important veteran organization of the Second Republic, whose members through their involvement in regaining independence exerted a great infl uence on the political history and shape of Poland, reborn after years of being partitioned. The organization initially focused on self-help activities, began to play an important political role after the May coup in 1926.