isthatu2: That photo of 3 "young girls" in the AK,bottom left in the top post,is actually of 3 young boys,not girls,infact Im sure the lad at the front is(or was untill recently) still alive.
That image has been released into the public domain ie devoid of copyright and as such became very famous. For example it’s found on sites discussing child soldiers with no direct interest in Polish history.
The subjects were members of the Szare Szeregi briefly, a mutated form of scouts.
“The structure of the Szare Szeregi was based on the prewar structure of the ZHP, modified to suit the new circumstances of occupation and persecution. The basic unit of ZHP was a drużyna (troop), consisting of approximately 20 boys or girls.”
The image comes from the archives of Audiovisual Documentation Archiwum Dokumentacji Audiowizualnej and is clearly labled “Young boy and girl scouts fighting in the Warsaw uprising, Author unknown”
The young girl and two boys were about 17 years old and its almost impossible to identify the individuals (Archiwum Dokumentacji Audiowizualnej couldnt) I can say that the individual at the front looks like a young woman to me. If you have additional information I and others would be grateful for identification.
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