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Żyrafa Group
The Żyrafa Group (Polish: ''Zgrupowanie Żyrafa'' (i.e. ''Giraffe Group'')) was a group of military units of Armia Krajowa, which fought during the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 in the Sub district II of Żoliborz (of Armia Krajowa), which included the Żoliborz district of Warsaw. Composition and command * Commander - sec. lieutenant Lt Ryszard “Tatar” Wołczyński, * 227th Scout Battalion - sec. Liaison officer Ewa Ponińska *Home Army - sec. Commander Gen Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski *1st company - commanded by sec. lieutenant Marian Mehrenhole pseudonym "Wiktor", *2nd company - commanded by sec. lieutenant Jan Zaliwski pseudonym "Jan"; *3rd company - commanded by sec. lieutenant Kazimierz Woyde pseudonym "Sikora". Course of combat in the Warsaw Uprising 1944 During the last days the last days Żyrafa’s command was located in the buildings on Krasińskiego 20 and 29, and the Resurrectionist convent. The Germans were attacking first artillery drum fire, then tanks and troops. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanal Zoliborz
Kanal may refer to: * Kanal (unit), a unit of area equivalent to one-eighth of an acre, used in northern India and Pakistan * ''Kanał'', a 1956 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda * Kanal (1979 film), ''Kanal'' (1979 film), a 1979 Turkish film * Kanal (2015 film), ''Kanal'' (2015 film), a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language film starring Mohanlal * Kanal, Zagreb, a city neighbourhood in Croatia * Kanal, Iran, a village in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran * Municipality of Kanal ob Soči, in western Slovenia * Kanal, Kanal, or Kanal ob Soči, a settlement in Slovenia * Tony Kanal, bassist for the musical group No Doubt * KANAL - Centre Pompidou, KANAL — Centre Pompidou, a contemporary art museum in Brussels See also * Canal (other) {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |