Ethical and moral factors influencing the shaping of the attitudes of the wartime civil society of the soldiers of the 2nd Polish Corps in the Italian campaign 1944-1945 Cover Image

Etyczno-moralne uwarunkowania kształtujące postawy wojennego społeczeństwa obywatelskiego żołnierzy 2. Korpusu Polskiego w kampanii włoskiej 1944-1945
Ethical and moral factors influencing the shaping of the attitudes of the wartime civil society of the soldiers of the 2nd Polish Corps in the Italian campaign 1944-1945

Author(s): Zbigniew Werra
Subject(s): Civil Society, Military policy, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: Ancona, Bologne; World War II; General; military chaplain; the Italian Campaign; the 2nd Polish Corps; Monte Cassino; Auxiliary Women Service; civil society; military society; ethical values;

Summary/Abstract: During World War II the idea of “the civil society” was not known. The paper is to show that although the notion was not used, yet it already functioned. The author tries to prove that in order to carry out the war activity successfully, both the ordinary military structure and the relations between the soldiers, besides the official ones, are necessary. The idea of Gen. W. Anders to build a certain structure of the civil society during wartime seems to be important. The ethical principles were the foundations of the society. In this regard, the role of military chaplains was invaluable.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 21
  • Page Range: 327-341
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish