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Morawiecki and Fighting Solidarity activists saw their organization as the successor to the [[Polish resistance in World War II]],<ref name = "Kenney30" /><ref name = "Kenney164">[https://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0691050287&id=hELsX6c3hcYC&pg=PA164&lpg=PA164&dq=%22Fighting+Solidarity%22&sig=y6AJ3QhwOlF_oTdwlmjnuwin9tw KENNEY, Padraic. A Carnival of Revolution: Central Europe 1989, p 164].</ref> hence their symbol merged the [[Solidarity logo]] with the [[Kotwica]] and [[Coat of arms of Poland|crowned Polish eagle]] (in 1945, the new communist regime removed the crown from the eagle's head on the Polish coat of arms; many among the opposition saw the crown as a symbol of independent, non-communist Poland).
Morawiecki and Fighting Solidarity activists saw their organization as the successor to the [[Polish resistance in World War II]],<ref name = "Kenney30" /><ref name = "Kenney164">[https://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0691050287&id=hELsX6c3hcYC&pg=PA164&lpg=PA164&dq=%22Fighting+Solidarity%22&sig=y6AJ3QhwOlF_oTdwlmjnuwin9tw KENNEY, Padraic. A Carnival of Revolution: Central Europe 1989, p 164].</ref> hence their symbol merged the [[Solidarity logo]] with the [[Kotwica]] and [[Coat of arms of Poland|crowned Polish eagle]] (in 1945, the new communist regime removed the crown from the eagle's head on the Polish coat of arms; many among the opposition saw the crown as a symbol of independent, non-communist Poland).


One of the main activities of Fighting Solidarity was [[information warfare]]: it printed and distributed many underground newspapers (''[[bibuła]]''). The most well-known of these included "Biuletyn Dolnośląski" (Wrocław), "Solidarność Walcząca" ([[Poznań]]) and "Galicja" ([[Rzeszów]]). Fighting Solidarity's ''bibuła'' were the first printed during the period of martial law, being available the day after martial law was introduced.<ref name = "Obywatel">{{pl icon}} [http://www.obywatel.org.pl/index.php?module=subjects&func=viewpage&pageid=789 Solidarność Walcząca, czyli po niepodległość bez kompromisów] Magazyn Obywatel nr 5 / 2005 (25)</ref> Fighting Solidarity also tried to actively infiltrate the Polish [[secret police]] ([[Służba Bezpieczeństwa]]) and to support other anti-communist organizations, including ones in other countries of the [[Soviet Bloc]], even the [[Soviet Union]] itself.<ref name = "Remet97">[https://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0822315483&id=F3HTHpikwq4C&pg=PA97&lpg=PA97&dq=%22Fighting+Solidarity%22&sig=X5M_4pwA_A3-n_e9YlBpB0BgFg0 Sabrina Petra Ramet. Social Currents in Eastern Europe: The Sources and Consequences of the Great Transformation, p 97].</ref> The Polish secret police found it extremely hard to infiltrate the organization, even though they employed various tactics, including [[kidnapping]] Morawiecki's children in an attempt to [[blackmail]] him.<ref name = "Obywatel" /> Despite its reputation for militancy, Fighting Solidarity did not support violence or [[terrorism]].<ref name = "Remet97" />
One of the main activities of Fighting Solidarity was [[information warfare]]: it printed and distributed many underground newspapers (''[[bibuła]]''). The most well-known of these included "Biuletyn Dolnośląski" (Wrocław), "Solidarność Walcząca" ([[Poznań]]) and "Galicja" ([[Rzeszów]]). Fighting Solidarity's ''bibuła'' were the first printed during the period of martial law, being available the day after martial law was introduced.<ref name="Obywatel">{{pl icon}} [http://www.obywatel.org.pl/index.php?module=subjects&func=viewpage&pageid=789 Solidarność Walcząca, czyli po niepodległość bez kompromisów] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928000105/http://www.obywatel.org.pl/index.php?module=subjects&func=viewpage&pageid=789 |date=2007-09-28 }} Magazyn Obywatel nr 5 / 2005 (25)</ref> Fighting Solidarity also tried to actively infiltrate the Polish [[secret police]] ([[Służba Bezpieczeństwa]]) and to support other anti-communist organizations, including ones in other countries of the [[Soviet Bloc]], even the [[Soviet Union]] itself.<ref name = "Remet97">[https://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0822315483&id=F3HTHpikwq4C&pg=PA97&lpg=PA97&dq=%22Fighting+Solidarity%22&sig=X5M_4pwA_A3-n_e9YlBpB0BgFg0 Sabrina Petra Ramet. Social Currents in Eastern Europe: The Sources and Consequences of the Great Transformation, p 97].</ref> The Polish secret police found it extremely hard to infiltrate the organization, even though they employed various tactics, including [[kidnapping]] Morawiecki's children in an attempt to [[blackmail]] him.<ref name = "Obywatel" /> Despite its reputation for militancy, Fighting Solidarity did not support violence or [[terrorism]].<ref name = "Remet97" />


Fighting Solidarity was one of two Polish organization of that time whose primary goals, declared from the start, included the destruction of communism, the independence of Poland and other nations controlled by communist governments (including those comprising the Soviet Union itself), and the reunification of Germany.
Fighting Solidarity was one of two Polish organization of that time whose primary goals, declared from the start, included the destruction of communism, the independence of Poland and other nations controlled by communist governments (including those comprising the Soviet Union itself), and the reunification of Germany.

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Fighting Solidarity (Polish: Solidarność Walcząca) was a Polish anti-communist underground organization, founded in June 1982[1] by Kornel Morawiecki in Wrocław in response to the de-legalization of Solidarity and government repression of the opposition after martial law was declared in 1981. It was one of the most radical splinters of Solidarity.[2]

Morawiecki and Fighting Solidarity activists saw their organization as the successor to the Polish resistance in World War II,[1][3] hence their symbol merged the Solidarity logo with the Kotwica and crowned Polish eagle (in 1945, the new communist regime removed the crown from the eagle's head on the Polish coat of arms; many among the opposition saw the crown as a symbol of independent, non-communist Poland).

One of the main activities of Fighting Solidarity was information warfare: it printed and distributed many underground newspapers (bibuła). The most well-known of these included "Biuletyn Dolnośląski" (Wrocław), "Solidarność Walcząca" (Poznań) and "Galicja" (Rzeszów). Fighting Solidarity's bibuła were the first printed during the period of martial law, being available the day after martial law was introduced.[4] Fighting Solidarity also tried to actively infiltrate the Polish secret police (Służba Bezpieczeństwa) and to support other anti-communist organizations, including ones in other countries of the Soviet Bloc, even the Soviet Union itself.[5] The Polish secret police found it extremely hard to infiltrate the organization, even though they employed various tactics, including kidnapping Morawiecki's children in an attempt to blackmail him.[4] Despite its reputation for militancy, Fighting Solidarity did not support violence or terrorism.[5]

Fighting Solidarity was one of two Polish organization of that time whose primary goals, declared from the start, included the destruction of communism, the independence of Poland and other nations controlled by communist governments (including those comprising the Soviet Union itself), and the reunification of Germany.

Fighting Solidarity power bases included Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, Rzeszów and Upper Silesia. Among its most prominent members were Maciej Frankiewicz (Poznań), Roman Zwiercan, Andrzej Kołodziej (Gdynia), Jadwiga Chmielowska (Sosnowiec), Janusz Szkutnik (Rzeszów). In 1986 it claimed to have several hundred active members, not counting allies and supporters.[5]

In 1990 many members of Fighting Solidarity founded a political party, the Partia Wolności (Freedom Party).

See also

References

  1. ^ a b KENNEY, Padraic. A Carnival of Revolution: Central Europe 1989, p 30.
  2. ^ Andrzej Paczkowski, Jane Cave. The Spring Will Be Ours: Poland and the Poles from Occupation to Freedom, p 464.
  3. ^ KENNEY, Padraic. A Carnival of Revolution: Central Europe 1989, p 164.
  4. ^ a b Template:Pl icon Solidarność Walcząca, czyli po niepodległość bez kompromisów Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Magazyn Obywatel nr 5 / 2005 (25)
  5. ^ a b c Sabrina Petra Ramet. Social Currents in Eastern Europe: The Sources and Consequences of the Great Transformation, p 97.
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