Title:

Jusuf-bek Umaszew and the importance of the Caucasus for Polish intelligence services during World War II in view of documents kept in Polish archives in London

Subtitle:

Studia z Dziejów Rosji i Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej, Vol. 55, No 3 (2020), Special Issue

Creator:

Adamczewski, Przemysław (1981– )

Contributor:

Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Publisher:

Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

2020

Description:

p. 57-73 ; Abstract in Polish and English.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

World War, 1939-1945 - secret service - Poland ; secret service - Poland - history - 20th c. ; World War, 1939-1945 - Turkey ; World War, 1939-1945 - Caucasus ; Caucasus - history - autonomy and independence movements - 1900-1945 ; Umashev, Jusuf-bek ; World War II ; Turkey ; Polish intelligence ; Caucasus

Abstract:

The article outlines the wartime fate of Jusuf-bek Umaszew. A contract officer in the Polish Army until 1939, during World War II he resided in Turkey, where he was recruited by Polish intelligence. The article’s second theme concerns the importance of the Caucasus for the Polish secret service. The article is based on archival materials kept within Polish archives in London.

References:

Ceglarek M., “Muzułmańskie duszpasterstwo wojskowe w II Rzeczypospolitej. Zarys historyczny Pułku Ułanów Tatarskich,” Piotrkowskie Zeszyty Historyczne, 14, 2013, pp. 117–135.
Morawski W., Zarys powszechnej historii pieniądza i bankowości, Warszawa, 2002.
Мамулиа Г., Борьба за свободу и независимость Кавказа (1921-1945), Тбилиси, 2012.

Relation:

Studia z Dziejów Rosji i Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej ; Studia z Dziejów Rosji i Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej

Volume:

55

Issue:

3

Start page:

57

End page:

73

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article : original article

Format:

application/octet-stream

Resource Identifier:

1230-5057 ; 2353-6403 ; 10.12775/SDR.2020.EN5.03

Source:

IH PAN, sygn. A.453/55/3 Podr. ; IH PAN, sygn. A.454/55/3 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

Language of abstract:

eng

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY-ND 4.0 license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY-ND 4.0] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY-ND 4.0 license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Institute of History PAS

Projects co-financed by:

Ministry of Science and Higher Education

Access:

Open