"Strzelec" shooting association
The shooting association "Strzelec" ( Polish: Związek Strzelecki; "Strzelec" = "shooter") is a paramilitary youth organization in Poland .
history
It was founded in 1909 in Lemberg , from the already existing vigilante groups. Its first commandant was Józef Piłsudski . Her tasks include preparing young people for military service, but she is not part of the Polish Armed Forces . In September 1939 the organization had 500,000 members who were assigned to support the Polish army .
Prominent members and leaders of the shooting association included Edward Rydz-Śmigły , Władysław Sikorski , Walery Sławek and Włodzimierz Tetmajer .
The re-establishment took place in 1994.
Individual evidence
- ^ Richard Kinseher: The bow in culture, music and medicine, as a tool and weapon . Self-published, Kelheim 2002, ISBN 3-8311-4109-6 , p. 70.
- ↑ Historia (Polish), accessed November 19, 2018.