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The First World War was analyzed and described in their diaries mainly by politicians, various rank soldiers, medical officers and male nurses, writers, news correspondents, civilians who were watching closely the war theatre, as well as theology students and military chaplains. We are however interested in testimonies of clergymen who became priests of the Katowice diocese after the end of 1914–1918 war campaign. They succeeded to live „in memory” because of tracks of their presence in the war in archive records or remaining press publications. The following individuals in this circle deserve special attention: Teofil Aleksander Bromboszcz, Józef Feliks Gawlina and Karol Milik. There were 85 military chaplains involved in the First World War on the Prussian side from the area of the Wrocław diocese and 24 military chaplains from area of the General Wicarage in Cieszyn. In total there were 63 future priests of the Katowice diocese among them. Among soldiers chaplains could feel at home. Soldiers appreciated their high moral values and good manners.
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The First World War was analyzed and described in their diaries mainly by politicians, various rank soldiers, medical officers and male nurses, writers, news correspondents, civilians who were watching closely the war theatre, as well as theology students and military chaplains. We are however interested in testimonies of clergymen who became priests of the Katowice diocese after the end of 1914–1918 war campaign. They succeeded to live „in memory” because of tracks of their presence in the war in archive records or remaining press publications. The following individuals in this circle deserve special attention: Teofil Aleksander Bromboszcz, Józef Feliks Gawlina and Karol Milik. There were 85 military chaplains involved in the First World War on the Prussian side from the area of the Wrocław diocese and 24 military chaplains from area of the General Wicarage in Cieszyn. In total there were 63 future priests of the Katowice diocese among them. Among soldiers chaplains could feel at home. Soldiers appreciated their high moral values and good manners.
Zapiski Historyczne
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2020
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vol. 85
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issue 2
157-174
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The historiography of the Diocese of Warmia has so far lacked a study on military chaplaincy in the first half of the nineteenth century. In order to investigate this issue, an analysis of the documentation stored at the Geheimes Staatsarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz in Berlin has been conducted. The results of the study demonstrated that the Catholic military chaplaincy began to recover after the Napoleonic campaign of 1806–1807. In 1810, Catholic priests performed regular ministerial service in four cities. However, in 18 garrisons services were not performed. As a result, soldiers could receive their sacraments in Catholic churches only if they obtained passes. The first legal solutions of 1811 did not provide for the existence of a Catholic chaplaincy during peacetime. Some significant changes occurred in 1832. In the absence of a military chaplain, a clergyman working in a civil parish was to take over his function. By the end of that year, priests from Warmia served regularly in garrisons in Braniewo, Elblag, Klaipeda, Konigsberg, Malbork and Tilsit. Another 15 garrisons were to receive a chaplain. Some of them served in several garrisons. The issue of financing military chaplains remained unresolved for quite a long time. In February 1835, the Minister of War, Job von Witzleben, informed that chaplains recruited from the diocesan clergy received allowances, reimbursement for travel expenses and four thalers for their chaplaincy. However, some military places of worship suffered from a shortage of liturgical equipment.
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This article is an attempt to summarize an extremely rich activity of the religious clergy not only within the Polish military pastoral ministry, but also while fighting for freedom and independence of the Homeland. Therefore, to some extent, we can get the picture of the contribution of religious orders to the history of the Polish Arms and the place of the monastery in the struggle for Polish independence on the military level. Spiritual and military service to God and the Homeland, which is a special dimension of the military chaplains vocation, has a long history dating back to the earliest times. A permanent military pastoral care was introduced in Poland by the Warsaw Parliament (Sejm) in 1690. However, the course of political events in the eighteenth century did not allow a thorough reorganization of the army together with pastoral service. Along with the Third Annexation in 1795, Poland disappeared from the map of Europe. The time of struggle for regaining the independence began. The erasure of Poland from the map of Europe did not stop the of military chaplains, who remained strongly involved in the fight for the independence of the state. Their activity could be observed in a very strong commitment to Dąbrowski Legions, participation in the uprisings or on the fronts of the First World War, fulfilling the service not only in Polish troops, but also in the armed forces of other countries.
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W niniejszym artykule podjęto próbę przedstawienia bogatej działalności duchowieństwa zakonnego nie tylko w ramach polskiego duszpasterstwa wojskowego, ale także w ramach formacji walczących o wolność i niepodległość ojczyzny. Ukazano w ten sposób wkład zakonów w historię polskiego oręża oraz zaangażowanie klasztorów w walkę o polską niepodległość na płaszczyźnie militarnej. Duchowa i żołnierska służba Bogu i ojczyźnie, stanowiąca szczególny wymiar powołania kapelanów wojskowych, ma długą historię, sięgającą najdawniejszych czasów. W Polsce stałe duszpasterstwo wojskowe wprowadził sejm warszawski w 1690 roku, jednak przebieg wydarzeń politycznych w XVIII wieku nie pozwolił na gruntowną reorganizację wojska, a także służby duszpasterskiej. Wraz z trzecim rozbiorem Polski w 1795 roku Polska znikła z mapy Europy. Rozpoczął się czas walki o odzyskanie niepodległości. Wymazanie Polski z mapy Europy nie zamknęło działalności kapelanów wojskowych. Bardzo aktywnie włączali się oni do walki o niepodległość państwa poprzez zaangażowanie w Legionach Dąbrowskiego, udział w powstaniach czy na frontach  pierwszej wojny światowej, służbę nie tylko w polskich oddziałach, ale także w siłach zbrojnych innych państw.
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