Union of Youth Struggle

The Union of Youth Struggle (Polish: Związek Walki Młodych, ZWM) was a communist youth organization in Poland. ZWM was founded in 1942.^[1] It was linked to the Polish Workers' Party (PPR).^[2][3] Hanka Szapiro-Sawicka was the founding leader of ZWM.^[4] She was killed by German authorities on 10 March 1943.^[4] Leadership of ZWM was then taken over by Jan Krasicki.^[4] Krasicki was shot by Gestapo on 2 September 1943.^[4] After Krasicki's death, Helena Jaworska became the ZWM leader.^[4] ZWM was active in the anti-fascist struggle, organizing People's Guard militia forces.^[4][5] ZWM played an important role in broadening the base of PPR.^[4] Walka Młodych [pl] ('Youth Struggle') was the central organ of ZWM.^[6]

Union of Youth Struggle Związek Walki Młodych
Founded	1943
Dissolved	1948
Ideology	Communism Marxism–Leninism Stalinism
Mother party	Polish Workers' Party
National affiliation	National Front (1947–1948)
International affiliation	World Federation of Democratic Youth
Newspaper	Walka Młodych [pl]

President Bolesław Bierut at the National Assembly of ZWM, 21–22 July 1946

As of 1947 ZWM had 224,000 members^[1] On 22 July 1948 ZWM and other youth organizations merged into the Polish Youth Union (ZMP).^[1]

See also

• Polish Socialist Youth Union
• Union of Socialist Youth (Poland)