The cooperation of the State Police and the Military Counterintelligence of The Second Republic in the field of combating espionage in Cracow Voivodship – an outline of the issues Cover Image

Współpraca Policji Państwowej i kontrwywiadu wojskowego II RP w zakresie zwalczania szpiegostwa w województwie krakowskim – zarys problematyki
The cooperation of the State Police and the Military Counterintelligence of The Second Republic in the field of combating espionage in Cracow Voivodship – an outline of the issues

Author(s): Tomasz Gajownik
Subject(s): History, Local History / Microhistory, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: espionage; military counterintelligence; police; cooperation; interwar; Cracow voivodship

Summary/Abstract: In the interwar period of the 20th century, the Cracow Voivodship was the target of infiltration by secret services of all countries neighboring the Republic of Poland. Therefore, the cooperation of all Polish services dealing with combating the espionage, including military counterintelligence with the state police, was important. This cooperation had various forms, scales and effects. Both the police and counterintelligence jointly conducted surveillance, infiltration and detention operations of those suspected of espionage. The cooperation was not easy and there were often disputes over competence. The following years of the state’s existence slowly improved the quality of work of both services and their cooperation.

  • Issue Year: 151/2024
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 565-592
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Polish
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