Military Family in the Second Polish Republic
Abstract
RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: The objective of this article is to explore the genesis and formation of the environment surrounding military families in Poland and to outline the educational ethos established up until 1939.
THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS: The article seeks to answer the following questions: What is the origin of the Polish military family? What factors made it unique in the Second Polish Republic? How were military families organized up until 1939? The primary method used was case analysis of families of non-commissioned officers and officers.
THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENTATION: The introduction emphasizes the soldier’s status as a key factor influencing the functioning of approximately 25,000 families. This status directed these families’ activities outward, towards the social environment around military garrisons. The article also portrays various ways these families were organized.
RESEARCH RESULTS: Military families in the Second Polish Republic respected the service mission of non-commissioned officers. Despite facing social problems, they were organized within the Military Family organization and developed a lasting ethos, despite the tendency to refer to social conservatism.
CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND APPLICABLE VALUE OF RESEARCH: The development of a community ethos made military families in the Second Polish Republic a social model. This led to the creation of a myth that served historical and therapeutic functions during the Polish People’s Republic after the war and became a universal point of reference for contemporary military families. Therefore, it is essential to draw on the achievements embedded in the ethos of historical families to inform modern models of military families in the professional Polish Army in the Third Polish Republic.
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