Sir, sir.
The Grey Series is the codename of the Polish Scouting Union operating in the conspiracy since 27 September 1939. They were the largest youth conspiracy organization, which in mid-1944 had more than 15,000 members, including about 7,000 scouts.
The organization was headed by the Management Board, the duties of the president of the ZHP until August 1942 were performed by Fr. hm. Jan Mauersberger, and after his death by Dr. Tadeusz Kopczyński. The Scouting Organization and the Scouting Organization functioned independently as part of the conspiracy scouting.
Originally, the name Grey Serials referred only to the Scouts' Organization. At the head of the Chief Scouts' Headquarters, "Pasieki" was the warden. This function was performed successively: Florian Marciniak "Nowak" (IX 1939 - V 1943), Stanisław Broniewski "Orsza" (V 1943 - X 1944) and Leon Marshal "Jan" (X 1944 - I 1945).
The country under business was divided into central Poland (General Governorate), as part of the organization structure of the Grey Series, Western Poland (incarnate to the Reich) and east Poland (incarnate to the USSR).
The Grey Lines were the largest underground youth organization, with more than 15,000 members in mid-1944, including about 7,000 scouts. Outside Warsaw, they have been active in Radom, Gdynia, Krakow and Silesia. They were dissolved on 17 January 1945.
For the purposes of the conspiracy, the banners subject to the "Pasiece" were replaced with "ules", the huffs were replaced with " swarms", the teams were replaced with "family" and the hosts were replaced with "bees". The organization's program was based on the slogan "Today-Tomorrow-After Tomorrow".
"Today" was the same as the underground activity, "Tomorrow" meant to undertake an armed fight, and "After Tomorrow" activity in independent Poland.
At first, only young people from the age of 17 were admitted to the Grey Ranges, but due to the advanced interest of younger people, this framework was decided to expand. Since November 1942, conspiracy structures have been gradually reorganized.
Young people applying for the organization were divided into 3 age groups. The youngest, alleged Zawiszaki, boys aged 12-14, were trained in rescue and communication. They were not active in direct action against the occupier. Teams of older boys, aged 15-17, formed Combat Schools (BS) where military training was conducted and prepared for service in reconnaissance, reconnaissance, communications, and post offices of commanders of various levels. Scouts of BS participated in a conspiracy fight at the tiny Sabotage Wawer Organization (since 1941 Waver-Palmary), conducting propaganda among the Polish population; they were besides active in interviewing and collecting information, transmitted to the ZWZ-AK and another underground organizations.
Teams bringing together young people over 18 years of age formed Storm Groups (GSZ) serving as a diversionary service. As a consequence of the agreement of the Chief of Grey Serials with the Chief of the AK Diversion Management (Kedyw), the Gsz became troops of Kedyw.
The first combat action of the GSz was to blow up railway tracks close Kraśnik, as part of the action of Wieniec II, on fresh Year's Eve 1942-1943. At the turn of August and September 1943, a battalion "Zośka" was created under Kedyv's command from Warsaw GSz. Gsz carried out diversion-sabotage operations, reflected prisoners, carried out assassinations on high-ranking SS officers and police. The assassination was carried out by the 3rd Company of the "Zośka" Battalion, bearing the code name "Agat", later "Pegas".
Scouts from "Agata" were liable for, among others, the assassination of Franz Kutschera - the chief of police and SS in the Warsaw district. In March 1943, the Grey Serials conducted an armed action under Arsenal, in which Polish prisoners, including Jan Bytnar "Rudy" were taken from the Gestapo.
During the Warsaw Uprising, the conflict of the Grey Orders fought in the ranks of the Home Army. The youngest, Zawiszaks, provided communications to the fighting troops and constituted the majority of the cast of the individual insurgent field mail.
A separate organization in the Grey Ranges was formed by the Scouts' Organization (since 1940 under the name Koniczyn Union, since 1943 - Be Ready). In the conspiracy, the Girl Scouts joined the sanitary service, communication, custody of prisoners, assistance for children and Jews, sabotage, intelligence and diversion.
The Grey Lines were the largest underground youth organization, with more than 15,000 members in mid-1944, including about 7,000 scouts. Outside Warsaw, they have been active in Radom, Gdynia, Krakow and Silesia.
They were dissolved on 17 January 1945.
