Republic of Pinczów
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Republic of Pińczów was a name of short-lived entity (1000 km²) in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
liberated by joint forces of polish Resistance formations: Home Army
, People's Army
and Peasants' Battalions, during a period from July 21 to August 12, 1944.
Power in the Republic belonged to delegate of Polish Government in Exile
and local commander of the Home Army Forces. There was also a separate authority, which composed communist forces.
The Republic collapsed due to concentration of Wehrmacht
nearby and lack of supplies.
Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship
Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, or Świętokrzyskie Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is presently divided. It is situated in central Poland, in the historical province of Lesser Poland, and takes its name from the Świętokrzyskie mountain range...
liberated by joint forces of polish Resistance formations: Home Army
Armia Krajowa
The Armia Krajowa , or Home Army, was the dominant Polish resistance movement in World War II German-occupied Poland. It was formed in February 1942 from the Związek Walki Zbrojnej . Over the next two years, it absorbed most other Polish underground forces...
, People's Army
Armia Ludowa
Armia Ludowa was a communist partisan force set up by the Polish Workers' Party during World War II. Its aims were to support the military of the Soviet Union against German forces and aid the creation of a pro-Soviet communist government in Poland...
and Peasants' Battalions, during a period from July 21 to August 12, 1944.
Power in the Republic belonged to delegate of Polish Government in Exile
Polish government in Exile
The Polish government-in-exile, formally known as the Government of the Republic of Poland in Exile , was the government in exile of Poland formed in the aftermath of the Invasion of Poland of September 1939, and the subsequent occupation of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, which...
and local commander of the Home Army Forces. There was also a separate authority, which composed communist forces.
The Republic collapsed due to concentration of Wehrmacht
Wehrmacht
The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...
nearby and lack of supplies.