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The Union of Youth Struggle (Polish: Związek Walki Młodych, ZWM) was a communist youth organization in Poland. ZWM was founded in 1942. It was linked to the Polish Workers Party (PPR). Hanka Szapiro-Sawicka was the founding leader of ZWM. She was killed by German authorities on 10 March 1943. Leadership of ZWM was then taken over by Jan Krasicki. Krasicki was shot by Gestapo on 2 September 1943. After Krasicki's death, Helena Jaworska became the ZWM leader. ZWM was active in the anti-fascist struggle, organizing People's Guard militia forces. ZWM played an important role in broadening the base of PPR. Walka Młodych ('Youth Struggle') was the central organ of ZWM.

As of 1947 ZWM had 224,000 members On 22 July 1948 ZWM and other youth organizations merged into the Polish Youth Union (ZMP).

References

1. ^ Krystyna Kersten (1991). The Establishment of Communist Rule in Poland, 1943-1948. University of California Press. pp. 210, 422. ISBN 978-0-520-06219-1.
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3. Wladyslaw Majkowski (1985). People's Poland: Patterns of Social Inequality and Conflict. Greenwood Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-313-24614-2.
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6. KC PZPR. Zakład Historii Partii; Poland. Ogólnopolski Komitet Wspólpracy Organizacji Mlodziezowych (1965). Walka młodych pokoleń: materiały. Książka i Wiedza. p. 434.

• Youth wings of political parties in Poland
• Stalinism in Poland
• Youth wings of communist parties
• 1942 establishments in Poland
• 1948 disestablishments in Poland
• Youth organizations established in 1942