Rozwój przemysłu zbrojeniowego w międzywojennej Warszawie

Abstract

The development of the arms industry in Warsaw was influenced by many factors. In the times of the independence fights the military authorities started the arms production, using the repair shops left by the occupants. Within the city there were few specialists with the basic knowledge of the industrial production. In the years 1919–1926, the foundations of the arms industry were created, mainly of the artillery, rifles, ammunition and blades. In the following period, covering the years 1926–1935, the factories working for the army were mostly commercialised. The effect of this was the creation of the national air and automotive defence industry. In the final period of 1936–1939, the arms industry lost its dynamics of development in favour of the developing factories in the region of the Central Industrial District. The development of the arms industry in Warsaw was very influential – it generated over 23,000 workplaces, but also directly influenced the development of the residential architecture, city transport, as well as education and science.