National Military Organization

Polish Underground State
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History of Poland 1939–1945

Authorities Government Administration Parliament Courts
Political organizations Major parties Polish Socialist Party People's Party National Party Labour Party Minor parties Camp of National Unity Democratic Party Jewish Labour Bund Hashomer Hatzair Betar (Zionist youth) Opposition National Radical Camp Polish Workers' Party
Military organizations Armia Krajowa (AK) Service for Poland's Victory Armed Struggle (ZWZ) Szare Szeregi National Security Corps Mostly integrated with ZWZ-AK Gwardia Ludowa WRN Bataliony Chłopskie Partially integrated with ZWZ-AK National Military Organization National Armed Forces Camp of Fighting Poland Pomeranian Griffin Konfederacja Narodu Non-integrated Jewish Combat Organization Jewish Military Union Opposition Military Lizard Union Armia Ludowa
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Narodowa Organizacja Wojskowa (National Military Organization) was one of the Polish resistance movements in World War II. Created in 1939, it did not agree to merge with the Service for Poland's Victory (SZP)/Union of Armed Struggle (ZWZ)/Armia Krajowa but recognized the Polish government in exile. Politically related to the National Party (SN). In 1942/1943 NOW split, part merging with AK and part forming the National Armed Forces (NSZ). After the Warsaw Uprising most of NOW members formed the National Military Union (NZW).

AK operations and opponents

Urban warfare	Warsaw Uprising • Zamość Uprising • Warsaw Ghetto Uprising • Kutschera • Lwów Uprising • Murowana Oszmianka • Ostra Brama • Tempest •

Underground, Field, and Espionage	Arsenal • Project Big Ben • F.Bürkl • NIE • Most III • Osuchy • Taśma • V1 / V2 • Wieniec

Propaganda	Biuletyn Informacyjny • Operation N • Operation Antyk

Directorates	Civil Resistance • Covert Resistance • Underground Resistance

Opponents	UPA Ukrainian Insurgent Army • Lithuanian Security Police

Political	Republic of Pińczów

AK personnel, emblems and decorations

Commanders	Michał Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski • Stefan Rowecki • Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski • Leopold Okulicki

Senior officers and prominent members	J.Aleksandrowicz • J.Arkusz • K.K.Baczyński • H.Bartnicka-Tajchert • W.Bartoszewski • J.Batory • R.Białous • S.Bittner • F.Błażej • A.Bohdziewicz • J.Bokszczanin • S.Braun • T.Gajcy • H.Lederman • S.Jankowski • S.Karpiel • K.Kierzkowski • B.Kostrzewska • H.Krahelska • A.Krzyżanowski • L.Kulej • J.J.Lerski • J.Mazurkiewicz • W.Micuta • K.Moczarski • A.Nadolski • T.Pełczyński • A.Pilch • W.Pilecki • R.Reiff • Z.Romanowiczowa • Z.Rumel • J.Rutkowski • D.Smoleński • A.Stelmachowski • R.Syski • J.Szczepański • Z.Szendzielarz • A.Szklarski • H.Szwarc • E.Umińska • J.Zabłocki • J.Zabłocki • A.Zakrzewska • W.Zalewski • J.Zamoyski • T.Zawadzki • T.Żenczykowski • M.Żuławski • T.Żychiewicz •

Membership lists	Armia Krajowa members • Warsaw Uprising insurgents

Emblems and Decorations	Armia Krajowa Cross • Kotwica • Krzyż Powstania Warszawskiego •

AK units, affiliates, predecessors and rivals

Headquarters and Directorates	Information and Propaganda • Kedyw • Civil Resistance • Covert Resistance • Underground Resistance

Divisions	27 Volhynian

Combat battalions	Parasol • Zośka

Warsaw commands	I Śródmieście • Żoliborz • III Wola • IV Ochota • V Mokotów • VI Praga • VII Warsaw suburbs

Combat groups	Żaglowiec • Żbik • Żmija • Żniwiarz • Żyrafa

Other	Błyskawica radiostation • Jędrusie (Little Andrews) • PKB (Underground Police) • TWZW Secret Military Printing Works •

Affiliates and predecessors	Bataliony Chłopskie (Peasants' Battalions) • Konfederacja Narodu (Confederation of the Nation) • Leśni (Foresters) • NOW National Military Association • NSZ National Armed Forces (split) • OPW Camp of Fighting Poland • SZP Service for Poland's Victory • Szare Szeregi (Boy Scouts) • TAP Secret Polish Army • Gwardia Ludowa WRN (Socialist Party People's Guard) • Wachlarz • ZWZ Union of Armed Struggle • ZO Union of Retaliation

Rivals	NSZ National Armed Forces (split) • AL Armia Ludowa (People's Army)