Polish Liberation Front

Flag of the Provisional Republic of Poland

General Tomek Czarniak

The Polish Liberation Front (*Polish; Polski Front Wyzwolenia*), was the basis to the National Republic of Poland to be founded on Polish soil once foreign occupiers were defeated and Polish borders secured. The objective of the Liberation Front was to unite the many like-minded factions in Poland and to restore a regular Polish state and army. The Liberation Front was officially dissolved in April 2065 after the ratification of the Constitution of 2065.

## Formation and Background

### Polish Exiles and Mierzwa's ZKRP i BWP and ZHP

Polish Exiles from the warlord state of Matachewan existed since the early 2020s after the collapse of Canada as a temporary defense government for Poles in Canada which later evolved into a recreation of the Polish Government in Exile taking the formal name of "The Republic of Poland", despite no recognition of the claim. The Exiles, having formed two military units out of the ZKRP i BWP (Union of Polish Combatants and Ex-Political Prisoners) originally led by the first General Inspector, Stefan Mierzwa and later transferred to Brandon Mierzwa, and the ZHP (Polish Scouting Association), which would later become the ZHR, which was a puppet organization of the ZKRP i BWP led by Tomek Czarniak.

The Polish Exiles would eventually be forced to return to Poland due to expansionist threats by the Sovereign Order of America and pressure from local Anglo-Canadians to return to Canadian rule. The Exiles would embark on a cross Atlantic Journey now called; "The Great March Home". Over 1.1 Million Poles would return to Poland over three voyages and travel through Western Europe evading French and German authorities.

Returning to Poland, the ZKRP i BWP would set up encampments around Warsaw preparing for a General Uprising. Marshal Mierzwa and his Generals would make contact with many disgruntled farmers and resistance fighters throughout Mazovia and Galicia to bolster their own forces. During the Uprisings, the ZKRP i BWP would become the most disciplined and trained soldiers of all Polish formations.

### Domestic Forces

During what is considered to be the last years of anarchy and warlords in Poland, domestic forces that were involved in the uprisings and that sent representatives to the Polish Liberation Front were that of the 12th Mechanized Division of Szczecin (Now Lwow), the National Armed Forces, the Struggle for Polish Independence and the People's Militia. Although divided and fighting local campaigns across Poland, the leadership of such forces were consolidated by Stefan Karkasz, a veteran of the Polish-Ukrainian Wars in Galicia against the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. Although never made the official leader of all domestic forces, Stefan Karkasz was crucial to unifying the many leaders under one banner. His leadership would be recognized by the Council of National Unity that would later become dominated by the ZKRP i BWP (Later Bloc of Polish Independence).

### Events Leading to Uprising and Formation

#### Assault on Warsaw

With the Polish Army having been recreated across Poland in small tangents under a single banner, the time was right for a full assault on the nation's capital, Warsaw. On December 31, 2064 at 23:00, Mierzwa's Army, a small force of ZHR Scouts and Local Farmers stormed into Warsaw from the Praga district of the city taking the armies of the Warsaw People's Republic off guard. The fighting was brutal with incredible and devastating loss to combatants and civilians. In the early morning of January 1, 2065 Mierzwa's Army managed to cross the bridges between the Praga district into the inner city managing to capture Old Town Warsaw by 08:00.

Although Warsaw had been mostly liberated during the fighting, contingents of the Warsaw Soviet Command continued fighting Mierzwa's Army until January 6, 2065 when Brigadier General, Rajmund Andrzejczak surrendered to the Marshal's forces offering to join the uprising and pledge his loyalty to the Marshal's banner. With the devastating blow to the Warsaw People's Republic having been dealt by the Marshal, the official capitulation of the Republic was overseen on January 10, 2065 leading to Warsaw being fully secured by insurrectionist forces. Immediately after securing authority in the city, the Polish Liberation Army announced a full mobilization of forces and issued a direct declaration of war against the Red Russian, Belarussian, German and Ukrainian warlords in the January 10 Address to the nation; **"*Hello, hello, this is Radio Warszawa giving an official address to all declared citizens of the Provisional Republic of Poland. The tyrants in our historic and beloved capital have been eliminated and are current facing trial by the hands of the new Marshal of Poland, Beniek Andrzej Mierzwa. We are calling upon every Pole and sympathizer, young or old to pick up a rifle and fight for a chance at the future for Poland may only have one last attempt before she is truly lost. To all citizens of Poland, we request that every man and young teenager report his family's documents, if any to the nearest temporary Liberations Centre in their nearest controlled city and that every man and teenaged boy enlist in the new Polish Army. Statements from the Marshal and the rest of the Government will be issued later. Until then, good luck to all soldiers, partisans and civilians fighting for our beloved Poland. For Poland is not yet lost ~ (National Anthem of Poland plays)"***

#### Declaration of State and Polish Authority

Following the capitulation of the Warsaw People's Republic, Marshal Mierzwa and other members of the ZKRP i BWP announced over Radio Warszawa, to the people of Poland a signed declaration of State and Polish Authority determining the borders of the Republic of Poland, cities of national importance, the Polish Army, the temporary Government of Poland, the use of currency, domestic economics and national collectivization for the war effort.