Armia Krajowa Museum in Kraków
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The Armia Krajowa Museum in Kraków was created in Kraków
, Poland
in 2000, to commemorate the struggle for independence by the underground Polish Secret State
and its military arm Armia Krajowa
(The Home Army), the largest resistance movement in occupied Europe during World War II
.
The Museum is located at ulica Wita Stwosza 12 street, in the Grzegórzki District of Kraków.
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
, Poland
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...
in 2000, to commemorate the struggle for independence by the underground Polish Secret State
Polish Secret State
The Polish Underground State is a collective term for the World War II underground resistance organizations in Poland, both military and civilian, that remained loyal to the Polish Government in Exile in London. The first elements of the Underground State were put in place in the final days of the...
and its military arm 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...
(The Home Army), the largest resistance movement in occupied Europe 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...
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The Museum is located at ulica Wita Stwosza 12 street, in the Grzegórzki District of Kraków.