Holy Cross Mountains Brigade | |
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Active | August 1944 – June 1946 |
Country | Poland |
Allegiance | National Armed Forces – National Radical Camp (NSZ-ONR) |
Type | Polish underground |
Engagements | Liberation of Holýšov 1945 |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Colonel Antoni Szacki |
The Holy Cross Mountains Brigade (Polish: Brygada Świętokrzyska) was a controversial tactical unit of the Polish National Armed Forces established on 11 August 1944. It did not obey orders to merge with the Home Army in 1944 and was a part of the Military Organization Lizard Union faction, related to the National Radical Camp political party. Its soldiers fought simultaneously with the Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union and the Polish communist underground, though it sometimes collaborated with the Nazis to further its anti-communist, anti-Jewish and totalitarian goals.[1][2]