Camp of Great Poland (association)

The association was established on March 28, 2003, as a response of the National Party (Stronnictwo Narodowe; SN) Youth Section to the deletion of the party from the national registry.[http://www.polishclub.org/2011/03/25/wywiad-z-przewodniczacym-obozu-wielkiej-polski-dawidem-berezickim] Polish Club Online – Wywiad z Przewodniczącym Obozu Wielkiej Polski – Dawidem Berezicki. {{Archive url|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307183943/http://www.polishclub.org/2011/03/25/wywiad-z-przewodniczacym-obozu-wielkiej-polski-dawidem-berezickim/|date=2014-03-07}} In 2012 the OWP was registered in the National Registrar of Companies and Legal Entities (Krajowy Rejestr Sądowy; KRS),[http://rejestrkrs.pl/STOWARZYSZENIE-OBOZ-WIELKIEJ-POLSKI,411411,1.html] Official KRS Website. {{Archive url|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307183950/http://rejestrkrs.pl/STOWARZYSZENIE-OBOZ-WIELKIEJ-POLSKI,411411,1.html|date=2014-03-07}} gaining legal personality.

The Camp of Great Poland has approximately 150 members currently operating in both Poland and abroad. The most active branches are in Warsaw, Wrocław, Rzeszów, Oslo[http://www.wirtualneoslo.pl/polscy-zwolennicy-dmowskiego-aktywizuja-sie-w-norwegii] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130416103606/http://www.wirtualneoslo.pl/polscy-zwolennicy-dmowskiego-aktywizuja-sie-w-norwegii|date=2013-04-16}} Wirtualne Oslo - "Polscy zwolennicy Dmowskiego aktywizują się w Norwegii" and London. The camp's headquarters is located in Warsaw, along with the National Library and the information office of the Union of Polish Associations and Organizations of Latin America (USOPAL). Leaders of the organization include Dawid Berezicki and Maciej Wydrych. Other known personalities are the director Bohdan Poręba, publicist Robert Larkowski, Dr Jan Eugeniusz Malinowski and Dr Zbigniew Siut.

The purpose of the association is to raise awareness of the banner of the interwar that the Camp of Great Poland established in Poznan on December 4, 1926. The current camp emphasizes the necessity of strengthening Poland's position on the Baltic coast, alludes to Neoslavism, advocates the system of economic freedom, fights what it believes is anti-Polish propaganda.[http://www.mmwarszawa.pl/269240/2009/6/29/spor-o-pomnik-ofiar-obozu-kl-warschau?category=news] Moje Miasto - "Spór o pomnik ofiar obozu koncentracyjnego KL Warschau" It is also an opponent of the European Union and expresses skepticism about NATO.

The OWP conducts direct action, such as a demonstration "against the defamation of the Polish Nation" at the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw (June 26, 2009)[http://www.rp.pl/artykul/325769.html] Rzeczpospolita - "Demonstracja pod ŻiH"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qwA6vofI5Y] Dziennik - Narodowcy przed Żydowskim Instytutem Historycznym[http://wyborcza.pl/1,76842,6758459,Narodowcy_bronia_honoru_Polakow.html] Gazeta Wyborcza - "Narodowcy bronią honoru Polaków" and humanitarian aid for Serbs in Kosovo (May 2011).[http://snp1389.rs/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=571:2011-08-22-22-22-57&catid=36:vesti] Српски Народни Покрет 1389 - "Међусловенска подршка на српским барикадама!"[http://pravliga.com/2010-09-06-16-25-32/764-2011-08-24-08-38-22] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307165928/http://pravliga.com/2010-09-06-16-25-32/764-2011-08-24-08-38-22|date=2014-03-07}} Правая Лига - "Всеславянская поддержка сербов на баррикадах!" From the beginning, it has supported the idea of the March for Independence.[http://niepodlegli.net/komitet-poparcia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118093753/http://niepodlegli.net/komitet-poparcia/|date=2012-11-18}} Komitet Poparcia Marszu Niepodległości[http://www.polskieradio.pl/5/3/Artykul/477782,Nacjonalisci-anarchisci-i-kibole-swietowali-11-listopada] Polskie Radio - "Nacjonaliści, anarchiści i kibole świętowali 11 Listopada"[http://wyborcza.pl/1,75248,10629229,Zadymy_podczas_Swieta_Niepodleglosci__Bitwa_z_policja_.html] Gazeta Wyborcza - "Zadymy podczas Święta Niepodległości. Bitwa z policją, petardy w Belweder" At the invitation of the OWP, delegations from Slovakia, Serbia[http://snp1389.rs/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=616%3A-111111&Itemid=82]{{Dead link|date=June 2019|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} Српски Народни Покрет 1389 - "Пољска: Марш независности 11.11.11" and USOPAL attended the march as well. The OWP regularly takes part in actions focused on the support for the Serbian Kosovo.[http://wyborcza.pl/1,76842,11189824,Wielka_Polska__wielka_Serbia.html] Gazeta Wyborcza - "Wielka Polska, wielka Serbia" It fights against the glorification of genocide perpetrators, members of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia 1943–1945), organizing or co-organizing protests.[http://warszawa.gazeta.pl/warszawa/1,34862,12113447,Przeszli_w_marszu_w_69__rocznice_rzezi_na_Wolyniu.html] Gazeta Wyborcza - "Przeszli w marszu w 69 rocznicę rzezi na Wołyniu" On September 11, 2011, the OWP initiated a rally opposite the Presidential Palace in Warsaw and wrote a collective letter to the Law and Justice party (PiS) leader Jarosław Kaczyński. The letter, which remained unanswered, included questions on the Law and Justice policy regarding Poles living in former Poland's East Frontiers.[http://www.owp.org.pl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=334&Itemid=1] Portal Obozu Wielkiej Polski - "Warszawa: Kresowiacy przerwali milczenie"

The OWP has numerous and regular international contacts, especially with organizations of nationalist profile from Slavic countries: Slovak Revival Movement (Slovenské Hnutie Obrody), Serbian National Movement (Српски Народни Покрет 1389), National Council (Народный Собор) in Russia. The OWP activists took part in the Serbian Cerski March (2011).[http://www.usopal.pl/ze-swiata/522-komunikat-specjalny-serbskiego-ruchu-narodowego] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003559/http://www.usopal.pl/ze-swiata/522-komunikat-specjalny-serbskiego-ruchu-narodowego|date=2016-03-04}} Unia Stowarzyszeń i Organizacji Polskich w Ameryce Łacińskiej - Komunikat Serbskiego Ruchu Narodowego 1389 They often visit Slovakia for paramilitary training,[http://www.owp.org.pl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=362&Itemid=1] Portal Obozu Wielkiej Polski - Bratysława: Uczyliśmy się od najlepszych mountain expeditions [http://narodowcy.net/wysokie-tatry-wejscie-na-krivan/2011/09/07] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318062800/http://narodowcy.net/wysokie-tatry-wejscie-na-krivan/2011/09/07/|date=2013-03-18}} Narodowcy.net - "Wysokie Tatry: wejście na Krivan" and Slavic gatherings.[http://www.wicipolskie.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6983&Itemid=56] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307182632/http://www.wicipolskie.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6983&Itemid=56|date=2014-03-07}} Portal Patriotycznego Ruchu Polskiego w Nowym Jorku - Sława przodków OWP also cooperates with the Union Polish Associations and Organisations in Latin America, which leader Jan Kobylanski is the honorary chairman of the OWP, and other smaller Polish organizations. For several years, the camp has been supporting John Kobylanski's slander lawsuits against officials like minister Radosław Sikorski.[http://www.usopal.pl/z-kraju/805-oboz-wielkiej-polski-wspiera-dziaania-procesowe-polskiego-patrioty-pana-jana-kobylaskiego] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064842/http://www.usopal.pl/z-kraju/805-oboz-wielkiej-polski-wspiera-dziaania-procesowe-polskiego-patrioty-pana-jana-kobylaskiego|date=2016-03-04}} Unia Stowarzyszeń i Organizacji Polskich w Ameryce Łacińskiej - Obóz Wielkiej Polski wspiera działania procesowe polskiego patrioty pana Jana Kobylańskiego In April 2012, the OWP leaders attended the XVII USOPAL General Assembly in Santa Cruz, Tenerife.[http://kronikanarodowa.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=179:owp-inauguracja-pomnika-b-jana-pawa-ii-san-cristobal-de-la-laguna&catid=44:owp&Itemid=95] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234642/http://kronikanarodowa.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=179:owp-inauguracja-pomnika-b-jana-pawa-ii-san-cristobal-de-la-laguna&catid=44:owp&Itemid=95|date=2016-03-03}} Kronika Narodowa - "Inauguracja pomnika Bł. Jana Pawła II (San Cristóbal de La Laguna)"[https://archive.today/20130416120520/http://m.newsweek.pl/polska,marsz--marsz-poreba-pis-znowu-u-kobylanskiego,92426,2,1.html] Newsweek - "Marsz, marsz Poręba"

The OWP activists write for "Mysl Polska” weekly and "Nowy Ekran" portal.

• Jan Trochimiak (1993–2003)
• Marcin Markowski (2003–2012)
• Dawid Berezicki (2012–)

• Camp of Great Poland
• National Radical Camp (1993)
• Conservative-Monarchist Club

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• [http://www.owp.pl/ Official website] (in Polish)
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20130520092926/http://www.kronikanarodowa.pl/ The National Chronicle] (in Polish)
• [http://www.myslpolska.pl/ "Mysl Polska” weekly] (in Polish)

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