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The '''Internal Security Corps''' ({{lang-pl|Korpus Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego}}, '''KBW''') was a special-purpose [[Military organization#Commands, formations, and units|military formation]] in [[Poland]] under [[History of Poland (1945–1989)#Stalinist era (1948–1956)|Stalinist government]], established by the [[Cabinet of Poland|communist Council of Ministers]] on May 24, 1945.
The '''Internal Security Corps''' ({{lang-pl|Korpus Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego}}, '''KBW''') was a special-purpose [[Military organization#Commands, formations, and units|military formation]] in [[Poland]] under [[History of Poland (1945–1989)#Stalinist era (1948–1956)|Stalinist government]], established by the [[Cabinet of Poland|communist Council of Ministers]] on 24 May 1945.


==History==
==History==
The KBW consisted of 10 new cavalry regiments, an infantry division and two buffer brigades. The corps itself was subordinate to the [[Ministry of Public Security (Poland)|Ministry of Public Security]]. By the end of August 1945, its force was made up of 29,053 soldiers and 2,356 officers. The KBW was called forth to protect key public infrastructure such as railways, but mainly to combat and suppress the [[Anti-communist resistance in Poland (1944–1946)|anti-communist resistance in Poland]] including activities of the [[Cursed soldiers]] as well as all organizations which continued their armed struggle against the Communist takeover; such as the [[Freedom and Independence]] (WiN), the [[National Armed Forces]] (NSZ), and the remnants of the [[Polish Home Army]] (AK) among others.<ref name="Tkaczew-1">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S5ES2aOguWQC&q=Korpus+Bezpiecze%C5%84stwa+Wewn%C4%99trznego%2C+KBW&pg=PA111 | title=Korpus Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego | publisher=Bellona | work=Organa informacji Wojska Polskiego w latach 1943-1956. Kontrwywiad wojskowy | accessdate=June 4, 2012 | author=Władysław Tkaczew | pages=111&ndash;112 | isbn=8311109400}}</ref>
The KBW consisted of 10 new cavalry regiments, an infantry division and two buffer brigades. The corps itself was subordinate to the [[Ministry of Public Security (Poland)|Ministry of Public Security]]. By the end of August 1945, its force was made up of 29,053 soldiers and 2,356 officers. The KBW was called forth to protect key public infrastructure such as railways, but mainly to combat and suppress the [[Anti-communist resistance in Poland (1944–1946)|anti-communist resistance in Poland]] including activities of the [[Cursed soldiers]] as well as all organizations which continued their armed struggle against the Communist takeover; such as the [[Freedom and Independence]] (WiN), the [[National Armed Forces]] (NSZ), and the remnants of the [[Polish Home Army]] (AK) among others.<ref name="Tkaczew-1">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S5ES2aOguWQC&q=Korpus+Bezpiecze%C5%84stwa+Wewn%C4%99trznego%2C+KBW&pg=PA111 | title=Korpus Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego | publisher=Bellona | work=Organa informacji Wojska Polskiego w latach 1943–1956. Kontrwywiad wojskowy | accessdate=4 June 2012 | author=Władysław Tkaczew | pages=111–112 | isbn=8311109400}}</ref>
[[File:Koszary Piastów 4.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Original postwar [[Garrison]] of the ''Internal Security Corps'' in [[Szczecin]], Poland]]
[[File:Koszary Piastów 4.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Original postwar [[Garrison]] of the ''Internal Security Corps'' in [[Szczecin]], Poland]]


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#1948–1951: Brigadier General [[Juliusz Hibner]] (born Dawid Szwarc)
#1948–1951: Brigadier General [[Juliusz Hibner]] (born Dawid Szwarc)
#1 March 1951 – 12 March 1965: Brigadier General [[Włodzimierz Muś]]
#1 March 1951 – 12 March 1965: Brigadier General [[Włodzimierz Muś]]
#12 March 1965 – 1 Jul 1965: Brigadier General [[Bronisław Kuriata]]
#12 March 1965 – 1 July 1965: Brigadier General [[Bronisław Kuriata]]


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Internal Troops]] - Soviet model for the Internal Security Corps.
* [[Internal Troops]] – Soviet model for the Internal Security Corps.
* [[Ministry of Public Security (Poland)|Ministry of Public Security of Poland]]
* [[Ministry of Public Security (Poland)|Ministry of Public Security of Poland]]
* [[Operation Vistula]] (1947)
* [[Operation Vistula]] (1947)
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20031127205743/http://wilk.wpk.p.lodz.pl/~whatfor/zw_nsz.htm Narodowe Siły Zbrojne]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20031127205743/http://wilk.wpk.p.lodz.pl/~whatfor/zw_nsz.htm Narodowe Siły Zbrojne]
*{{in lang|en}} [http://www.doomedsoldiers.com/ The Doomed soldiers - Polish Underground Soldiers 1944-1963 - The Untold Story]
*{{in lang|en}} [http://www.doomedsoldiers.com/ The Doomed soldiers – Polish Underground Soldiers 1944–1963 – The Untold Story]
*{{in lang|pl}} [http://podziemiezbrojne.blox.pl/html Antykomunistyczne Podziemie Zbrojne po 1944 roku]
*{{in lang|pl}} [http://podziemiezbrojne.blox.pl/html Antykomunistyczne Podziemie Zbrojne po 1944 roku]
* [http://www.nationalarmedforces.com National Armed Forces Historical Brief]
* [http://www.nationalarmedforces.com National Armed Forces Historical Brief]
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[[Category:Stalinism in Poland]]
[[Category:Stalinism in Poland]]


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Revision as of 10:01, 7 June 2022

The Internal Security Corps (Polish: Korpus Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego, KBW) was a special-purpose military formation in Poland under Stalinist government, established by the communist Council of Ministers on 24 May 1945.

History

The KBW consisted of 10 new cavalry regiments, an infantry division and two buffer brigades. The corps itself was subordinate to the Ministry of Public Security. By the end of August 1945, its force was made up of 29,053 soldiers and 2,356 officers. The KBW was called forth to protect key public infrastructure such as railways, but mainly to combat and suppress the anti-communist resistance in Poland including activities of the Cursed soldiers as well as all organizations which continued their armed struggle against the Communist takeover; such as the Freedom and Independence (WiN), the National Armed Forces (NSZ), and the remnants of the Polish Home Army (AK) among others.[1]

Original postwar Garrison of the Internal Security Corps in Szczecin, Poland

Between 1945 and 1954, the KBW fell under the responsibility of Minister Jakub Berman of the Politburo, who was in charge of the Ministry of Public Security. Later, it was part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Between March 1945 and April 1947 alone, units of the KBW killed over 1,500 members of the Cursed soldiers, wounded 301, and apprehended 12,200 others.

In 1965, the KBW was renamed as the Wojska Obrony Wewnętrznej (Internal Defense Force). It was included in the framework of National Defense. Also, in 1962, the Silesian Unit of the Engineering Army nr KBW-4 built roads in the Bieszczady region in the extreme south-east of Poland, strategically important but an uninhabited area.

Commanding officers

Commemorative Medal for the 20th Anniversary of the KBW
Emblem of the KBW Officer School
  1. March 1945 – May 1945: Col. Henryk Toruńczyk
  2. Jun 1945 – September 1946: Gen. Bolesław Kieniewicz
  3. 1946–1948: Brigadier General Konrad Świetlik
  4. 1948–1951: Brigadier General Juliusz Hibner (born Dawid Szwarc)
  5. 1 March 1951 – 12 March 1965: Brigadier General Włodzimierz Muś
  6. 12 March 1965 – 1 July 1965: Brigadier General Bronisław Kuriata

See also

References

  1. ^ Władysław Tkaczew. Korpus Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego. Bellona. pp. 111–112. ISBN 8311109400. Retrieved 4 June 2012. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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