"Polish Home Army" district (Opole)

Poland / Opolskie / Opole
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Polish name of this district was for a long time "ZWM - Związek Walki Młodych" ("Union of Fighting Youth"). UoFY was a communist youth organization, initially fighting against Germans during WWII (600 members). After the war (110-260 thousands of members from 1945 to 1948) they were actively fighting against non-communist organizations. Due to negative history ZWM is not liked in Poland, however it has became a common name for the district, not truly conected with organization.
In 2008 district name was changed to "AK" to commemorate Polish Home Army (AK, Armia Krajowa), a huge resistance movement under German and Russian occupation.
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Coordinates:   50°40'46"N   17°57'0"E
This article was last modified 14 years ago