The Beginnings of Cooperation between British Institutions Responsible for Special Operations and Polish Military Intelligence in 1939 Cover Image

Początki współpracy brytyjskich instytucji zajmujących się operacjami specjalnymi z polskim wywiadem wojskowym w 1939 r.
The Beginnings of Cooperation between British Institutions Responsible for Special Operations and Polish Military Intelligence in 1939

Author(s): Jacek Tebinka, Anna Zapalec
Subject(s): Military history, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: special operation; General Staff Research [GS(R)]; Military Intelligence Research (MIR); Polish intelligence; Colin McVean Gubbins; beginning of World War II

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to analyse the origins of cooperation between British institutions responsible for special operations: the General Staff Research – GS(R), later renamed Military Intelligence Research (MIR) with the Polish side in 1939 on the eve of the war and during the Polish campaign. The basis of research are archival materials from Great Britain and Poland as well as memoirs and the scholarly literature on the subject.

  • Issue Year: 51/2019
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 5-25
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish