The Christ Nation, Part Four: Solidarity

A story of the persecution and survival of the Polish Church during communist rule.

On the dark night of December 12th, as most Poles were preparing for the coming Christmas season, Operation Azalea commenced. Phone lines in Poland were suddenly cut. Radio and television stations were swarmed and commandeered by military police who came out of nowhere. At exactly midnight, military reserves loyal to Jaruzelski combined with Soviet forces began Operation Fir. The homes of Solidarity leaders were invaded. The targets were arrested in the dark of night and shuttled off to unknown detention facilities. Lech Walesa, their primary target, was among them. Over 100,000 soldiers, 1800 tanks, 2000 armored vehicles, along with thousands of military cars, trucks and helicopters doing the bidding of Soviet puppet Jaruzelski flooded Warsaw and other major cities. The Polish people awoke that morning to find their beloved country under complete military lockdown.

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