Cichociemni – dzieje elity polskiej dywersji na kanwie życiorysu Bolesława Polończyka ps. „Kryształ”
“The Unseen & Silent” – the history of the Polish sabotage elite on the basis of the biography of Bolesław Polończyk alias “Kryształ”

Summary/Abstract: The article presents a short history of the formation of “The Unseen & Silent” (Cichociemni)– Parachutists of the Home Army (Armia Krajowa), based on the biography of one of them – Bolesław Polończyk alias “Kryształ”. The biography covers the period of Polończyk’s childhood and youth, then – the time of employment, interrupted by the outbreak of the Second World War, the journey to France, the recruitment to the legendary formation, finally – “Kryształ”’s military service in occupied Poland and his post-war life. The biography constitutes the background of the reflections about the history of this Polish sabotage elite during the Second World War – starting with the time of its creation, through out the period of the training of the candidates, until their military servicein the Union of Armed Struggle/Home Army (ZWZ/AK) after their drops into the occupied country.

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