W służbie stolicy i okupantów: Milicja Miejska m.st. Warszawy 1916-1918
In the Line of Duty for the City and the Occupants: the Warsaw Civic Militia, 1916-18
Author(s): Paweł BrudekSubject(s): Military history, Social history, Criminology, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Corruption - Transparency - Anti-Corruption
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Warsaw City Militia; Prince Fraciszek Pius Radziwiłł; Prince Zdzisław Lubomirski; German occupation; Imperial German Police; crime; corruption; resistance;
Summary/Abstract: On 1 February 1916, during the German occupation of Warsaw, the City Militia was formed in Warsaw under the agreement between the President of the Civic Committee of the City of Warsaw Prince Zdzisław Lubomirski and the President of the Imperial German Police Ernst von Glasenapp. The City Militia was established as a professional and paid Polish security police in the city, subordinated to the German authorities. The Militia was headed by Prince Franciszek Pius Radziwiłł. The City Militia carried out tasks related to order in Warsaw’s streets, supervised economic matters as well as construction and sanitary issues of the city.
Journal: Dzieje Najnowsze
- Issue Year: 52/2020
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 89-110
- Page Count: 22
- Language: Polish