Second Republic of Pińczów
Second Republic of Pińczów | |||||||||
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| 1944–1944 | |||||||||
| Capital | Graby | ||||||||
| Common languages | Kielce dialect | ||||||||
| Government | Republic (State National Council) | ||||||||
| Heads | |||||||||
• 1944 | Franciszek Kucybała | ||||||||
• 1944 | Piotr Soja | ||||||||
• | Józef Dąbkowski | ||||||||
| Commissioner | |||||||||
• 1944 | Józef Morton | ||||||||
• 1944 | Edward Wojtasik | ||||||||
• 1944 | Marian Dawkant | ||||||||
| Historical era | World War II | ||||||||
| 13 July 1944 | |||||||||
• Established | 21 July 1944 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 12 August 1944 | ||||||||
• Establishment of Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland | 31 December 1944 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi) | |||||||||
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| Today part of | Poland | ||||||||
Republic of Pińczów (Polish: Republika Pińczowska; German: Bandenverseuchtes Gebiet) was a name of short-lived entity in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship liberated by joint forces of Polish Resistance formations: Home Army, People's Army and Peasants' Battalions, during a period from July 21 to August 12, 1944. Power in the Republic belonged to delegate of Polish Government in Exile and local commander of the Home Army Forces. There was also a separate authority for the communist forces which did not recognize the London-based government-in-exile. The Republic collapsed due to concentration of Wehrmacht nearby and lack of supplies. The anniversary of the creation of the Pińczów Republic is commemorated by local Polish authorities.