The Żaglowiec Group (Polish: ''Zgrupowanie Żaglowiec'') (''Sailing-ship Group'') - a group of conspiracy military units of Armia Krajowa in the Sub-district II of Żoliborz in Żoliborz of

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

during the German occupation of Poland. They fought in the

Warsaw Uprising The Warsaw Uprising (; ), sometimes referred to as the August Uprising (), or the Battle of Warsaw, was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance movement in World War II, Polish underground resistance to liberate Warsaw from ...

in 1944.

Organisation

Commander - captain Marian Kamiński pseudonym "Żaglowiec": *201st platoon - commanded by sec. lieutenant Eugeniusz Piotrowski pseudonym "Gama", *202nd platoon - commanded by sec. lieutenant Tadeusz Magier pseudonym "Żytomirski", *204th platoon - commanded by lieutenant Wacław Wysocki pseudonym "Piotr", *205th platoon - commanded by officer cadet Michał Churło pseudonym "Vis", *206th platoon - commanded by sec. lieutenant Witold Jabłonowski pseudonym "Marek", *207th platoon - commanded by lieutenant Henryk Czerwiec pseudonym "Jaskulski", *208th platoon - commanded by sec. lieutenant Edward Bonarowski pseudonym "Ostromir", *209th platoon - commanded by sec. lieutenant Józef Krzywnicki pseudonym "Prawdzic".

Course of combat in the Warsaw Uprising 1944

The group waged fights in Żoliborz: of the Warsaw Citadel, Forty Traugutta (''Traugutt's Forts''), Plac Inwalidów and Żoliborz Oficerski (''Officers' Żoliborz''). A significant effort of "Żaglowiec Group" was two unsuccessful night attacks on the Warsaw Gdańsk Station done in the night from 20 to 21 August, during an attempt by military units from

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to fight their way to relieve the falling Warsaw Old Town. Human losses of the group amounted to 24% of killed and 21% wounded.

References

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Organisation

Course of combat in the Warsaw Uprising 1944

See also

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