- Żagiew
Żagiew (the Torch, known in Polish as "Żydowska Gwardia Wolnosci") was a
collaborationist Jewish organisation inNazi -occupiedWarsaw , founded in February 1943, duringWorld War II at the beginning of the Jewish uprising. [Jerzy Ślaski, Jerzy Piesiewicz, "Polska walcząca: 1939-1945", Published by Instytut Wydawniczy Pax, 1990; ISBN 8321114288, 1055 pages.] Its primary goal was to infiltrate the Jewish resistance and reveal its connections with thePolish underground aiding and hiding Jews inNazi controlledGeneral Gouvernement . The organization was able to inflict considerable damage on both fronts. [Henryk Piecuch, "Syndrom tajnych służb: czas prania mózgów i łamania kości", Published by Agencja Wydawnicza CB, 1999; ISBN 8386245662, 362 pages.] Many Żagiew members were related to theGroup 13 . The Nazis had over a thousand JewishGestapo agents in the organization.en icon cite book | first =Tadeusz | last = Piotrowski | authorlink= Tadeusz Piotrowski (sociologist)| title =Poland's Holocaust: Ethnic Strife, Collaboration with Occupying Forces and Genocide… | year =1997 | editor = | pages = p. 74 |publisher =McFarland & Company | location = Jefferson, NC and London| id =ISBN 0-7864-0371-3 | format = | accessdate = ] They were permitted by the Gestapo to possess and bear firearms.Żagiew agents were instrumental in organizing the
Hotel Polski affair inWarsaw . The organization operated primarily within theWarsaw ghetto and most of its members were killed duringWarsaw Ghetto Uprising by members of the Jewish resistance (ŻOB ). The remainder joined the Jewish faction of Germansecret police . [Bolko Mieszkiewicz, "Antysymityzm?" Published by "s.n.", 84 pages.]Notes
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Group 13
*Abraham Gancwajch — the leader of Żagiew
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