Martial Law They Werent Left Alone

December 13th 1981 General Jaruzelski declared martial law in Poland to put an end to the revolt by Solidarnosc Solidarity the first and only free union in the Eastern Block It was a genuine peoples movement that counted more than 10 million members in Poland and that met their aspirations of freedom social justice and democracy The coup détat was supported by Moscow and created a veritable diplomatic uproar mobilizing public opinion around the world to come to the aid of Poland