Polish Secret State - Definition and Overview

This article covers the Secret State of Poland during World War II. For the earlier secret state in Poland see: January Uprising

This article is part of the series: Polish Secret State History of Poland
The authorities
Government
Administration
Parliament
Courts
Political organizations
1PPS (socialists)
2SL (agrarian party)
3SN (right-wing party)
SP (Christian democrats)
4PPR (communists)
5Bund and Hatzoar (Jewish left)
6Betar (Zionist)
ONR (right-wing)
Falanga (extreme right)
SD (centrist)
Military organizations
ZWZ
Armia Krajowa
Szare Szeregi
1MR PPR-WRN and GL WRN
2KB and BCh
3NOW and NSZ
4GL and AL
5ŻOB
6ŻZW
Others
Press and Media
Education
See also:
History of Poland

Polish Secret State (also known as Polish Underground State; Polish Polskie Państwo Podziemne) is a term coined by Jan Karski in his book Story of a Secret State; it is used to refer to all underground resistance organizations in Poland during World War II, both military and civilian.

The term is used in Polish historiography to denote both armed struggle against the occupying powers and all the examples of underground political, social and educational activities.

See also:

• History of Poland (1939-1945)
• Armia Krajowa
• Polish Government in Exile
• Polish contribution to World War II

External links:

• The Polish government and the Polish Underground State (http://www.republika.pl/unpack/1/dok01a.html)
• Polish Secret State during WWII (http://www.citinet.net/ak/polska_42.html)
• The Polish Underground State and the Home Army (http://www.polishresistance-ak.org/2%20Article.htm)