Cursed soldiers

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3rd Vilnius Brigade, ahead is Romuald Rajs "Bury," prominent war criminal

Cursed soldiers or indomitable soldiers (Polish: żołnierze wyklęci, niezłomni) were anti-communist fighters in post-World War II Poland. Their target were mostly Soviet and Polish officials as well as civilians. Nicknames such as "indomitable soldiers" were given by state propaganda after the fall of communism in the country. In 1947, the anti-communist underground was given an amnesty, after which some partisans continued guerilla warfare.

War crimes

Polish anti-communist underground was involved in numerous war crimes, including killings of minorities such as Belarusians, Jews, Ukrainians or Lithuanians, Polish communists and people sympathetic to Polish People's Republic and robbery[1]:

  • On the 7th of November partisans tried robbing a bus and shot 4 passangers, 8 got injured in Rogienice, Poland[2]