Polacy w secesji Katangi i wojnie w Kongu w latach 1960–1967
Poles in the Secession of Katanga and the Congo war of 1960–1967

Summary/Abstract: The secession of Katanga, one of the provinces in the Congo, and the participation of Polish mercenaries in the battles against UN forces (ONUC) and the rebellion of the Baluba people are little known in Poland. The published memoirs of Jan Zumbach and Rafal Gan-Ganowicz shed some light on this forgotten period. However, there is archival material that provides a decidedly more detailed insight into the number of Poles who participated in the events taking place in Congo. There are no such sources for the period of the Simba rebellion; information on this subject can only be drawn from the diaries of the above-mentioned Polish mercenaries. It is interesting to note that the first one, Jan Zumbach, made an effort to create some disinformation as to the personalities of his Polish colleagues participating in the events. Despite the difficulties in research, the participation of former soldiers of the Polish Armed Forces in the West in the battles in Katanga and later in the Congo against the communist insurgency deserves the attention of historians.

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