The Żaglowiec Group (Polish: ''Zgrupowanie Żaglowiec'') (''Sailing-ship Group'') - a group of conspiracy military units of
Armia Krajowa
The Home Army ( pl, Armia Krajowa, abbreviated AK; ) was the dominant resistance movement in German-occupied Poland during World War II. The Home Army was formed in February 1942 from the earlier ZwiÄ…zek Walki Zbrojnej (Armed Resistance) esta ...
in the
Sub-district II of Żoliborz in
Żoliborz
Żoliborz () is one of the northern districts of the city of Warsaw. It is located directly to the north of the City Centre, on the left bank of the Vistula river. It has approximately 50,000 inhabitants and is one of the smallest boroughs of W ...
of
Warsaw during the
German occupation of Poland. They fought in the
Warsaw Uprising 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
Żoliborz () is one of the northern districts of the city of Warsaw. It is located directly to the north of the City Centre, on the left bank of the Vistula river. It has approximately 50,000 inhabitants and is one of the smallest boroughs of W ...
: of the
Warsaw Citadel
Warsaw Citadel (Polish: Cytadela Warszawska) is a 19th-century fortress in Warsaw, Poland. It was built by order of Tsar Nicholas I after the suppression of the 1830 November Uprising in order to bolster imperial Russian control of the city. I ...
,
Forty Traugutta (''Traugutt's Forts''),
Plac Inwalidów and
Żoliborz Oficerski (''Officers' Żoliborz'').
A significant effort of "Żaglowiec Group" were two unsuccessful night attacks on the
Warsaw Gdańsk Station
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officially ...
done in the night from
20 to
21 August
Events Pre-1600
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, during an attempt of military units from
Kampinos forest to fight their way to relieve the falling
Warsaw Old Town.
Human losses of the group amounted to 24% of killed and 21% wounded.
See also
*
Żubr Group
*
Żmija Group
*
Żniwiarz Group
*
Żyrafa Group
*
Żbik Group
References
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Units and formations of the Home Army
Warsaw Uprising