Plany rozbudowy fortyfikacyjnej w ramach Frontu Mazowieckiego wobec zagrożenia niemieckiego z Prus Wschodnich w 1919 r.
Plans for the expansion of the Masovian Front fortification against the German threat from East Prussia in 1919

Summary/Abstract: In the military nomenclature, the area of northern Mazovia was referred to asMazovian theater. This concept was introduced after the First World War by the SupremeCommand of the Polish Army. After the end of the First World War in 1919, there werefears related to the plans of the German attack on Poland. In this situation, the Polishcommand decided to create an anti-German front turned to the north and west, whichwas the Masovian Front. The task of this front was the extension of field fortifications.As a result of these actions, German and Russian fortifications located on the Narew wereadapted to the new situation. Their task was to defend the main transport routes, especially the bridges on the Narew River in Wizna, Łomża, Ostrołęka and Różanie. Usingthe method of source text analysis, it was pointed out that the German attack did notfinally take place, and the pre-prepared fortifications in northern Mazovia were used inthe Polish-Bolshevik war in 1920. They have contributed to effective suppression of theRed Army and better preparation of the area to be defended. The aim of the article is topresent plans for the expansion of the Masovian Front against the German threat fromEast Prussia in 1919. The basis for writing the article were source materials that are in theCentral Military Archive in Warsaw

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