$The Defence of Lw\u00f3w (Lviv) September 1939$

The Battle of Lwów - a World War II battle for control of the Polish city of Lwów between the Polish Army & the invading Wehrmacht Army
About this Event

Lwow was seen as the key to the so-called Romanian Bridgehead and needed to be defended at all cost.

Dr Andrzej Suchcitz studied at London University of London (School of Slavonic and East European Studies), specialising in modern Polish History, awarded an M.A in 1981. In 1983 he became Deputy Director of the Archives at the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum in Kensington, London. In 1989 he became the Keeper of the Archives and joined the Councils of various Polish Historical Councils. In 2004, he studied in Poland obtaining a Ph.D in humanities in Częstochowa and at the Jan Długosz University of Humanities and Sciences. He holds key positions in Polish Historical and Scientific Organisations in the UK. He is a member of the Archival Heritage Council and Chairman of the Council of the Polonia Aid Foundation.

Photo: Polish anti-aircraft artillery in Lviv in 1939.