SZKOLENIE PERSONELU LOTNICZEGO W LATACH 1918–1920
TRAINING OF AVIATION PERSONNEL IN 1918–1920

Summary/Abstract: Military aviation participated in the struggle to maintain the newly regained independence in 1918, and the actions of combat aviation on the fronts of the wars with Ukraine and the Bolsheviks decided the fate of Poland and Europe. The article describes the beginnings of the organization of aviation training in Poland. In response to the high demand for personnel and emerging threats to the Polish state, the construction of aviation education was dynamic. The political and military situation was refl ected in the emerging aviation training system. The aim of the article is to identify aviation training in the beginnings of military aviation in Poland and its role in the confl ict with the Bolsheviks. The article attempts to answer the question to what extent aviation education contributed to the victory in the wars fought by Poland in the years 1918–1920? The author hypothesizes that the training of air personnel was helpful in quickly building up the Polish Air Force and enabled the eff ective defense of borders and independence in the war with the Bolsheviks. It was one of the elements that determined the survival of the Second Polish Republic and the foundation of aviation values and traditions cultivated by military pilots up to this day. Theoretical methods were used to solve the research problem: analysis, synthesis and generalization.

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