Published: 2023-11-30

Walenty Fojkis’s Public Activity in the Interwar Period (Part I: An Activist of Veterans’ Associations)

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Abstract

Walenty Fojkis (1895—1950) was a leading figure in the interwar movement of veterans of the Silesian Uprisings. In the years 1921—1930 he played an important role in shaping its ideological profile. Fojkis should be credited with maintaining the separation of the Association of Former Insurgents from the legionary movement. After organizational and ideological divisions, he was instrumental in the temporary unification of the movement within the Association of Silesian Insurgents. Faced with another splitting, he initially sided with the supporters of Wojciech Korfanty, but over time he switched to the positions represented by Piłsudski and Sanation, popular among veterans. After 1930, he was a member, and no longer the leader, of numerous organizations operating in the environment of former insurgents (Association of Reservists, Association of Peowiaks, Riflemen’s Association, Polish Union of Defenders of the Fatherland). Although his motivation to act had an obvious ideological motivation, the choices he made were also related to the course of his political career, personal animosities and interests.

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Kompała, M. (2023). Walenty Fojkis’s Public Activity in the Interwar Period (Part I: An Activist of Veterans’ Associations). Wieki Stare I Nowe, 18(23), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.31261/WSN.2023.23.12

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Vol. 18 No. 23 (2023)
Published: 2024-02-09


ISSN: 1899-1556
eISSN: 2353-9739

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Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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