The Armia Krajowa, or Home Army, was the main Polish resistance movement in German-occupied Poland during the Second World War. It was formed from earlier underground units and answered to the Polish government-in-exile in London. It carried out sabotage, intelligence gathering and attacks on German forces, ran secret schools and courts, and was the largest underground army in occupied Europe. Its biggest operation was the Warsaw Uprising in 1944, which was crushed after about two months, with heavy civilian losses and the destruction of much of the city. The Home Army was disbanded in January 1945 as Soviet forces advanced, and many of its former members were persecuted by the communist authorities.
Before and after
- 17 January 1942Birth of Muhammad Ali
- 20 January 1942Wannsee Conference
- 1 February 1942Launch of Voice of America
- from 8 February 1942 to 15 February 1942Battle of Singapore
- from 14 February 1942 to 1 January 1945Rise of Armia Krajowa
- from 19 February 1942 to 10 February 1943Battle of Timor
- 27 February 1942Battle of the Java Sea
- 9 March 1942Birth of John Cale
- 25 March 1942Birth of Aretha Franklin
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