Sanation

Sanation (, ) was a movement led by Polish general Józef Piłsudski, who became Poland's leader after the May 1926 coup.

Background

In 1928, his supporters formed the Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government (BBWR), 

  who backed his government until he passed away in 1935. Piłsudski's supporters associated with the BBWR are called the Sanationists. Pro-Soviet communists in Poland were the biggest opponents of the Sanation government. They accused it of being "fascist and capitalist", despite Piłsudski not matching the academic criteria of fascism.

End

After Nazi Germany's takeover of Poland in October 1939, many Sanationists fled. During WWII, Sanationists were deeply involved in anti-Nazi resistance along with the heroic Polish Home Army (Polish: Armia Krajowa). 
  One of the several resistance groups they set up included the Polish Fighting Movement (Polish: Obóz Polski Walczącej).

Aftermath

Post-WWII Poland was occupied by the Soviet Union and ruled as a puppet state until 1989. The collaborationistRelating to traitorous cooperation with an enemy. Oxford Languages. the Polish communist state brutally persecuted the Sanationists, many of whom were deported to the Soviet Union and died in captivity.
Related pages
 Poland
 May Coup
 Józef Piłsudski
 Edward Śmigły-Rydz
 Second Polish Republic
 Polish People's Republic
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