Operation Tempest

The Burza action (Polish Akcja Burza; Burza means " thunderstorm ") was a military operation of the Polish Home Army in 1944, shortly before the invasion of Soviet troops on the territory of the second Polish Republic.

Target

The goal of surgery was to weaken on the defense preparatory German units through military actions and sabotage or distribute and engaging Soviet troops to take the opportunity to establish a pro- Soviet government in Poland.

The main directives were:

  • Ending the German occupation
  • To organize weapons for a regular Polish army
  • Re-establish a regular Polish army
  • The administrative, communications, and military industry to rebuild
  • To ensure safety and order in the liberated areas
  • To launch an offensive against the Wehrmacht.

Course

1944

  • Volhynia: January 15 to March 18 - April 21 to May 21
  • Podolia 7 March to April
  • District Vilna and Nowogródek: July 1 to July 13
  • Uprising in Vilnius (Operation Gates of Dawn ): July 7 to July 13
  • Białystok: July 14-August 20
  • Polesie: July 15 to July 30
  • District Tarnopol and Lvov: July 16 to July 26
  • Uprising in Lviv: 22 July to 27 July
  • Lublin district: July 20 to July 29
  • Cracow district: July 23-August 30
  • District Warsaw: July 26 to October 2
  • Warsaw Uprising: August 1 to October 2
  • District Kielce - Radom: August 1 to October 6
  • District Łódź: August 14-November 26
  • Cracow district: September 21-November 21

1945

In January 1945, there were smaller military operations in the districts of Krakow, East Upper Silesia, Kielce, Warthegau, Mazovia and Danzig-West Prussia.

Conclusion

Ultimately, only the uprisings in Vilnius and Lviv were successfully carried out. The units but were disarmed and deported by the Soviet troops.

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