Działalność wojenna Mieczysława Moczara (IX 1939 - I 1945)
Streszczenie
The years of the World War II constituted a very important period in a political
biography of Mieczylaw Moczar - „Mietek”. He was practically an unknown individual before
the war, after that he became a prominent member of the party and state apparatus crated
by Polish Workers Party (PPR - communists). There were several reasons of his such a quick
advance.
In September 1939 he left a prison in Łęczyca where he was imprisoned for his illegal
political activity. Than he reached Białystok in a moment difficult to be precisely determined.
The city was than situated in the Soviet occupational zone. There as „Kruk” he was engaged
in secret operations of the Soviet military intelligence service. In mid 1941 the territory was
occupicd by the Germans. Thus he was engaged in the organisation of the communist
military-political conspiracy.
Being a commander in chief of the District of People’s Guard and then People’s Army
in Łódź and in Lublin region and then in Kielce region the managed the organisational and
military activity of the guerrilla troops subordinated to him. It happened he took part in
the clashes with the Germans personnally. The conflict between the communists and the
military and political organisation of the Polish Underground State leaded the structures
commanded by Moczar to the engagement in the fratricide fight against the Polish underground
forces.
A bitter struggle between M. Moczar and Leon Kasman („Janowski”) appointed by
Moscow characterised the Moczar’s political position at that time. In spite of the risk of provoking a conflict between PPR and VKP(b) (Russian communist party) he deeply opposed
the independent activity of L. Kasman.
M. Moczar did not try to avoid conflicts in the years of the war. He acted brutally and
with full determination. He achieved a strong position step by step. That resulted in his
admission to the Central Committee of the PPR in August 1944.
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