Udział Wojsk Ochrony Pogranicza w operacji „Dunaj ‘68”
The Participation of Polish Border Protection Troops in Operation „Danube ‘68”
Author(s): Grzegorz GoryńskiSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Military history, Recent History (1900 till today), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Wojskowe Biuro Historyczne im. gen. broni Kazimierza Sosnkowskiego
Keywords: Border Protection Troops;Operation „Danube”;WOP in Operation „Danube”;WOP reconnaissance
Summary/Abstract: Soldiers of the Border Protection Troops (Wojska Ochrony Pogranicza, WOP) participated in activities carried out by the Polish People’s Army (ludowe Wojsko Polskie, lWP) as part of Operation „Danube”, which suppressed the nationwide anti-communist uprising of Czechs and Slovaks. The 4th Sudety and 5th Upper Silesian WOP Brigades were directly involved in these activities. These units were attached to the 2nd Army of the lWP, which on 20 August 1968, alongside military units of the USSR, Bulgaria, and Hungary, entered Czechoslovakia. In addition to the linear units of the WOP, reconnaissance was conducted by the formation, which provided the authorities of the Polish People’s Republic with information regarding the Polish-Czechoslovak borderland.
Journal: Przegląd Historyczno-Wojskowy
- Issue Year: XXIV/2023
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 163-203
- Page Count: 41
- Language: Polish