The Świętokrzyskie Uprising 1945: Poland's Last Anti-Communist Stand

Episode 87 of The Story of Poland picks up where the Partitions, Kościuszko, and Warsaw Ghetto episodes left off — but goes somewhere unexpected: the forests of the Holy Cross Mountains after World War II. We cover the odd alliance between Home Army remnants and the nationalist NSZ, the Battle of Gruszka in May 1945, the death of Major 'Ogień' (Antoni Heda), the underground society Wolność i Niezawisłość (WiN), and the brutal pacification by NKVD and UB forces. We also look at the strange afterlife of the uprising: how it was erased from official history under the PRL, only to be rediscovered after 1989 as a symbol of national independence against Soviet domination. #ŚwiętokrzyskieUprising #AntiCommunistResistance #CursedSoldiers #Wyklęci #BattleOfGruszka #AntoniHeda #NKVB #UrządBezpieczeństwa #WolnośćINiezawisłość #WiN #NSZ #HomeArmy #HolyCrossMountains #PolishUnderground #ColdWar #EasternEurope #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo