Home Army

HISTORY: The Polish Home Army was the dominant Polish resistance group during Nazi-occupied Poland. It was formed in February 1942 from the "Union for Armed Struggle". Over the next two years, it absorbed most other Polish resistance forces. They and constituted the armed wing of what became known as the "Polish Underground State". Estimates of its membership in 1944 range from 200,000 to 600,000, with the most common number being 400,000; that figure would make it not only the largest Polish resistance movement, but one of the three largest in Europe during World War 2. It was disbanded on January 20, 1945, when Poland was abandoned by Nazi forces as the Soviet Army advanced. They built their own weapons in underground factories, using basically everything they could find.

Origins: World War 2, during Nazi occupation of Poland.

Activities: Resistance against the Nazi German forces in Polish territory.

Service: From 1942 to 1945.



WEAPONS:

Granade: Filipinka Granade.

Machine Guns: Blyskawica Submachine Gun

Guns: Bechowiec-1 machine pistol.

Special Weapon: K Pattern Flamethrower.