Szturmowcy
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Stormtroopers Szturmowcy | |
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| Leader | Grzegorz Ćwik |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Dissolved | 28 June 2019 |
| Newspaper | Szturm |
| Ideology | "Nacjonalizm Szturmowy" Polish nationalism Ethnonationalism Third Position National-Radicalism Anti-liberalism Anti-communism |
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Stormtroopers (Polish: Szturmowcy) was a Polish neo-Nazi group led by Grzegorz Ćwik.[1] The group was known for its role in forming the black bloc of the Independence March, mostly consisting of various nationalist groups, such as Niklot and the National Radical Camp.[2][3] Szturmowcy had friendly relations with the Autonomiczni nacjonaliści.[4][5]
Szturmowcy operated and participated in the Independence March as part of the black bloc from 2017.[6][7][8]
However, the organization, was shut down for a short period in 2017, before being reopened the following year.
Members of Szturmowcy distributed leaflets in 2018 at the University of Warsaw condemning 'Jewish Propaganda'.[9]
The organizations first Facebook publications began in April 2018 and general website activity began in January 2018.[10][11]
Szturmowcy participated in a nationalist march on 1 May 2018 to celebrate International Workers' Day, along with the Association for Tradition and Culture "Niklot" and «Autonomiczni nacjonaliści».[12]
Szturmowcy, along with the Autonomiczni nacjonaliści, actively participated in various nationalist conferences and marches throughout 2018,[13][14][15] including the Independence March 2018.[16][17][18]
Szturmowcy participated in events along with the Carpathian Sich — a Ukrainian neo-Nazi organization, and was accused of "allying with the banderites" for it.[4][19]
On 28 June 2019, Ćwik announced on the official Facebook page of the organization that Szturmowcy would no longer operate as an organization, essentially ending the history of Szturmowcy.[20] Ćwik and other members of Szturmowcy moved to the online-newspaper Szturm, where they still[as of?] publish their monthly national-radical journals. The organization has stopped participating in the Independence March and other nationalist events since then.
On 13 November 2019 the Internal Security Agency (ISA) conducted a raid on the household of Ćwik, the leader of Szturmowcy, for 'propagating extremist ideology'.[21] During the raid, the ISA confiscated;
- Hard drives
- Clothes
- Emblems
- Stickers
- Flags
- Books, that propagated extremist material, according to the ISA.[22]
According to the ISA, Ćwik uploaded a document titled The Lone Wolf Guide to the internet, which, according to the ISA, propagated fascist ideology and contained calls to violence against minorities.[22]