Youth independence organizations in Nysa district between 1949 and 1953 Cover Image

Młodzieżowe organizacje niepodległościowe w powiecie nyskim w latach 1949-1953
Youth independence organizations in Nysa district between 1949 and 1953

Author(s): Ksawery Jasiak
Subject(s): History
Published by: Instytut Śląski
Keywords: anticommunist youth organizations; Nysa district, 1949-1953; repressions towards young conspirators;

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the activity of anticommunist youth organizations found after war in Nysa district. The contemplations are based on security office materials and court records. In reconstructions of events there are numerous examples of young conspirators aged between 14 and 25, who came, i. a. from Eastern Borderlands and rebelled against indoctrination and Sovietisation of school life, as well as, leisure time. Opposition was expressed in many different ways, i. a. leaflet actions and writing anti-state words on walls; some of the used physical strength towards members of parties and Civic Militia officers.„Crusade” of Adam Pleśniar pseud. ”Thunder” and „Keeping Polishness” of Jerzy Mróz pseud.”Frost” in State Grammar School in Paczków, whereas „Military Section” of Władysław Załogowicz pseud. ”Felek” in Głuchołazy, and ”paramilitary group” of Kazimierz Pater in Technical School of Mechanics were the ones who undertook anti-communist actions in Nysa district between 1949 and 1953.Apart from their activity, some mechanisms and forms of eliminating youth independence movement by local security offices and scale of repressions towards young people in Nysa district. In the final fragment of the article some short biographies of members of youth conspiracy groups are presented

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 74
  • Page Range: 151-182
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish