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==Background==
In May 1945 World War II ended in Europe. But As [[Norman Davies]] wrote in ''No Simple Victory'', even after [[Victory Day]] the war was not completely over: "In all Soviet-occupied countries the NKVD was hunting down a variety of political opponents and freedom fighters (...) [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]] and
On May 7, a major battle between the [[Cursed soldiers|Polish anti-communist resistance]] organization, National Military Alliance (Narodowe Zjednoczenie Wojskowe, NZW) and NKVD units took place in the village of [[Kuryłówka]], located near [[Leżajsk]] ([[Subcarpathian Voivodeship]]). According to several sources, this was the biggest battle in the history of the Polish anti-communist movement, in which reportedly up to 70 NKVD agents died. Polish units were commanded by Major [[Franciszek Przysiężniak]] ([[nom de guerre|noms de guerre]] "Marek", "Ojciec Jan").
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