Panstwowy Korpus Bezpieczenstwa
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Państwowy Korpus Bezpieczeństwa (Polish
for National Security Corps, short PKB, sometimes also referred to as Kadra Bezpieczeństwa) was a Polish
underground police
force organized by the Armia Krajowa
and Government Delegate's Office at Home
under German
occupation during World War II
. It was trained as the core of the future police forces during the assumed all-national uprising and after the liberation. The first commander of the Corps was Lt. Col. Marian Kozielewski. He was later replaced by Stanisław Tabisz. In October 1943 the PKB had 8 400 officers, until early 1944 the number grew to almost 12 000.
The PKB was created by the Department of the Internal Affairs of the Delegate's Office
in 1940, mostly from members of the pre-war Polish police and volunteers. PKB carried out investigation
and criminal intelligence
duties as well as gathered reports of the Gestapo
and Kripo in the General Government
. It enforced the verdicts prepared by the Directorate of Civil Resistance
and Directorate of Underground Resistance
and passed by the Special Courts
.
A unit of PKB commanded by Henryk Iwański
distinguished itself during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
in 1943.
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
for National Security Corps, short PKB, sometimes also referred to as Kadra Bezpieczeństwa) was a Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
underground police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
force organized by the Armia Krajowa
Armia Krajowa
The Armia Krajowa , or Home Army, was the dominant Polish resistance movement in World War II German-occupied Poland. It was formed in February 1942 from the Związek Walki Zbrojnej . Over the next two years, it absorbed most other Polish underground forces...
and Government Delegate's Office at Home
Government Delegate's Office at Home
The Government Delegation for Poland was an agency of the Polish Government in Exile during World War II. It was the highest authority of the Polish Secret State in occupied Poland and was headed by the Government Delegate for Poland, a de facto deputy Polish Prime Minister.The Government...
under German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
occupation during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. It was trained as the core of the future police forces during the assumed all-national uprising and after the liberation. The first commander of the Corps was Lt. Col. Marian Kozielewski. He was later replaced by Stanisław Tabisz. In October 1943 the PKB had 8 400 officers, until early 1944 the number grew to almost 12 000.
The PKB was created by the Department of the Internal Affairs of the Delegate's Office
Government Delegate's Office at Home
The Government Delegation for Poland was an agency of the Polish Government in Exile during World War II. It was the highest authority of the Polish Secret State in occupied Poland and was headed by the Government Delegate for Poland, a de facto deputy Polish Prime Minister.The Government...
in 1940, mostly from members of the pre-war Polish police and volunteers. PKB carried out investigation
Criminal procedure
Criminal procedure refers to the legal process for adjudicating claims that someone has violated criminal law.-Basic rights:Currently, in many countries with a democratic system and the rule of law, criminal procedure puts the burden of proof on the prosecution – that is, it is up to the...
and criminal intelligence
Criminal intelligence
Criminal Intelligence is information compiled, analyzed, and/or disseminated in an effort to anticipate, prevent, or monitor criminal activity....
duties as well as gathered reports of the Gestapo
Gestapo
The Gestapo was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. Beginning on 20 April 1934, it was under the administration of the SS leader Heinrich Himmler in his position as Chief of German Police...
and Kripo in the General Government
General Government
The General Government was an area of Second Republic of Poland under Nazi German rule during World War II; designated as a separate region of the Third Reich between 1939–1945...
. It enforced the verdicts prepared by the Directorate of Civil Resistance
Directorate of Civil Resistance
Directorate of Civil Resistance was one of the branches of the Polish Government Delegate’s Office during World War II. Its main tasks were to maintain the morale of the Polish society, encourage passive resistance, report German atrocities and cruelties to the Polish Government in Exile, and to...
and Directorate of Underground Resistance
Directorate of Underground Resistance
Directorate of Underground Resistance was one of the agendas of the Polish Underground State created during the World War II. It was created in 1943 from the Directorate of Civil Resistance and Directorate of Covert Resistance...
and passed by the Special Courts
Special Courts
Special Courts were the underground courts organized by the Polish Government in Exile during World War II in occupied Poland. The courts determined punishments for the citizens of Poland who were subject to the Polish law before the war.-History:After the Polish Defense War of 1939...
.
A unit of PKB commanded by Henryk Iwański
Henryk Iwanski
Henryk Iwański , nom de guerre Bystry, was a member of the Polish resistance during WWII. He is known for leading one of the most daring actions of the Armia Krajowa in support of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising...
distinguished itself during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was the Jewish resistance that arose within the Warsaw Ghetto in German occupied Poland during World War II, and which opposed Nazi Germany's effort to transport the remaining ghetto population to Treblinka extermination camp....
in 1943.
See also
- Workers' Militia PPS-WRNWorkers' Militia PPS-WRNWorkers' Militia PPS-WRN was an underground organization of the Polish Socialist Party - Freedom, Equality, Independence that existed in between 1939 - 1945. It was created amongst the labour circles for self—protection and to keep order...
- Wojskowa Służba Ochrony Powstania (Military Service for the Protection of the Uprising)
External links
- Polish Police during World War II (Polish)