Secret Polish Army
Secret Polish Army (Polish: Tajna Armia Polska, TAP) was a Polish resistance movement founded in November 1939 in German-occupied Poland, which was active in the voivodeships of Warsaw, Podlasie, Kielce and Lublin.
Founders were:
- Lieutenant Colonel Jan Henryk Włodarkiewicz "Darwicz" – Chief of the Staff
- Cavalry Captain Witold Pilecki "Witold"
- Lieutenant Colonel Władysław Surmacki "Stefan"
The organization had up to 19,000 members at its peak. In 1940, it joined the Confederation of the Nation. In 1941, it became part of the Polish Home Army.
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