Participation of military logistics services in the provision of food in Warsaw in September 1939
Participation of military logistics services in the provision of food in Warsaw in September 1939

Summary/Abstract: The war struggle in September 1939 has been the subject of a rich literature. Nevertheless, due to the scattered and incomplete source base, many issues require further research and an in-depth, wider coverage. This is all the more important as the course of contemporary conflicts, including the ongoing war between Ukraine and the Russian Federation, demonstrate the impermanence of many experiences in military history and the principles of the history of the art of war. The aim of the research undertaken is to show the knotty problems connected with food supplies for the units fighting in the defence of Warsaw in September 1939. The authors, carrying out an in-depth historical analysis of hitherto unknown documents and archive accounts supplemented with literature on the subject, present the preparations, plans, organisation and implementation of food security for the units taking part in the defence of the Polish capital at the beginning of the Second World War. As a research hypothesis, the authors assumed that, despite the difficulties of a planning, organisational, competence and executive nature on the Polish side, it was thanks to the initiative and resourcefulness of some officers at various levels and various intendant structures that the chaos was eventually brought under control and food was provided to the defenders of Warsaw. Thus, the authors prove that the human factor in the situation had a decisive impact on sustaining the high morale and fighting ability of Polish troops and civilians.

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