National Armed Forces | |
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Narodowe Siły Zbrojne (NSZ) | |
Active | 20 September 1942 - 1947 |
Country | German-occupied Poland |
Allegiance | Polish Underground State |
Type | Paramilitary |
Role | Closely linked to the National Democracy |
Size | c. 80,000 (1942) |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Ignacy Oziewicz Tadeusz Kurcyusz |
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National Armed Forces (NSZ; Polish: Narodowe Siły Zbrojne) was a Polish right-wing underground military organization of the National Democracy operating from 1942. During World War II, NSZ troops fought against Nazi Germany and communist partisans. There were also cases of fights with the Home Army.[1]
At the end of the war, some units and structures of this organization supposedly cooperated with the Nazis and Gestapo (as in the case of the Holy Cross Mountains Brigade and Hubert Jura)[2][3][1][4] and supposedly committed crimes motivated by antisemitism.[5][6]
Most NSZ units did not submit to the Polish government-in-exile and conducted fratricidal fights with other Polish partisan units.[7] From 1944 to 1946, the NSZ fought as part of the anti-communist resistance, including after the postwar Polish People's Republic was established.