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Interview with Gen. Jan Drzewiecki

8 May 1997
Description: This is a transcript of an interview with Polish General Jan Drzewiecki, who served as chief of the armed forces' operations department in the 1950s. He outlines operational planning, his 1956 proposal for a Warsaw Pact reform, and his memorandum contesting Poland's military subordination to the Soviet Union. He admits the existence of offensive operational plans against Denmark and comments on a military exercise in May 1950. He then reflects on the Communist system and assesses it critically.

Collection: A Cardboard Castle?

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  • Polish (207 KB )
Document Type: Verbatim Interview
Language of Original Document: Polish
Number of Pages: 19
Persons: Drzewiecki, Rokossovskii, Gomułka, Urbanowicz, Popławski, Jaruzelski, Spychalski, Duszyński, Bordziłowski, Pióro
Document Companion: Document No. 6

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