thumb|Monument dedicated to the fallen defenders of Poland in the Polish–Soviet War and World War II Under German occupation Częstochowa administratively was a city-county (Stadkreis Tschenstochau), part of the Radom District of the General Government. The Polish resistance movement was active in the city, and units of the Home Army and National Armed Forces (NSZ) operated in its area. A branch of the secret Polish University of the Western Lands was located in the city, and it secretly continued Polish education. The secret Polish Council to Aid Jews "Żegota", established by the Polish resistance movement operated in the city. On 20 April 1943 a NZS unit attacked the local office of the Bank Emisyjny w Polsce. After the collapse of the Warsaw Uprising, Częstochowa was briefly the capital of the Polish Underground State.
thumb|Monument dedicated to the fallen defenders of Poland in the Polish–Soviet War and World War II Under German occupation Częstochowa administratively was a city-county (Stadkreis Tschenstochau) part of the Radom District of the General Government The Polish resistance movement was active in the city and units of the Home Army and National Armed Forces (NSZ) operated in its area A branch of the secret Polish University of the Western Lands was located in the city and it secretly continued Polish education The secret Polish Council to Aid Jews "Żegota" established by the Polish resistance movement operated in the city On 20 April 1943 a NZS unit attacked the local office of the Bank Emisyjny w Polsce After the collapse of the Warsaw Uprising Częstochowa was briefly the capital of the Polish Underground State