Śląski Oddział Ligi Obrony Powietrznej i Przeciwgazowej (1924—1939)
A Silesian Branch of the Air and Gas Prevention League (1924—1939)

Summary/Abstract: A Silesian Branch of the Air Prevention League founded on January 24th 1924 (the Air and Gas Prevention League since 1927), likewise the remaining AGPL organizational units, was to propagate the development of civil aviation, as well as air and gas prevention. In spite of the specificity deriving from different socio‑economic and political conditions of the area of the Silesian voivodship, the branch has reached impressive results throughout 15 years of its creation. It was possible thanks to unusual ambition and solidarity of a multinational society, as well as dedication to social purposes rarely observed at that time. The authority of people managing the AGPL committees and their big engagement in all spheres of League work were an additional attribute of a thriving development of organization. To the most important all Poland achievements of the association belonged the construction of four academic institutions training the pilots to be of two airports, including one of a sports-touristic type, a participation in the money collection in order to buy the aviation transportation or the construction of the greatest parachute tower in Poland. A Silesian AGPL was known for its perfect organization within the field of air and gas prevention of civils. It conducted numerous trainings for the society in the very area. It built exemplary gas prevention shelters and organized the first Poland wide exhibition of air‑gas prevention in line with all AGPL voivodship regions. An outbreak of the World War II destroyed long‑standing achievements of the League. However, the staff of an aviation personnel trained by the organization and numerous AGPL activists made themselves visible during the war actions, fighting with the enemy.

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