Marynarze w walce o granice i niepodległość Polski w latach 1918-1920
Mariners in the fight for Poland’s borders and independence in 1918-1920

Summary/Abstract: The role of the Polish Navy in the fight for Poland’s borders and independence in 1918 – 1920 is a subject that has not been sufficiently analyzed in scholarly literature. There have been numerous publications on the birth of the Second Republic, but only a small fraction deals with the role of the Polish Navy in these events. In my opinion, even a cursory overview of the exploits of mariners justifies the claim that their role was significant during both peace and war. The role of the Polish Navy was particularly prominent during the regaining of Pomerania and in the Polish-Russian war. It is worth adding that the mariners fought not only on water (the Pińsk and the Vistula River Flotillas), but also on land as infantry. The formation of the Navy Group by the Minister of the Internal Affairs was an event unprecedented in the history of military and was ordered by the contemporary commander of the Polish Navy, Rear Admiral Kazimierz Porębski. The article discusses the intriguing topics of the birth, development, and operation of the Polish Navy during the building of the Second Republic. The discussion is based on the most recent research.

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