Archiwa nie płoną, niestety. Przypadek referatu archiwalnego Oddziału II Sztabu Głównego Wojska Polskiego w Forcie Legionów w Warszawie we wrześniu 1939 roku. (…)
Archives Don't Burn, Unfortunately. The Case of the Archival Department of the Second Department of the Polish General Staff at Fort Legionów in Warsaw in September 1939. (…)
Author(s): Władysław BułhakSubject(s): Military history, Political history
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Archive of Polish intelligence at Fort Legionów; Fort Legionów scandal; intelligence; counterintelligence; Polish intelligence; Polish counterintelligence;
Summary/Abstract: The article addresses the case of the Germans' seizure of the Polish intelligence archive at Fort Legionów in Warsaw, answering the following research questions: What losses were incurred? What organisational and personnel mistakes were made? Why was the order to destroy the archive not carried out? Who was personally responsible for this?
Journal: Dzieje Najnowsze
- Issue Year: 57/2025
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 79-103
- Page Count: 25
- Language: Polish
