The Żmija Group (Polish: ''Zgrupowanie Żmija'') (''Viper Group'') - a group of military units of the

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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 Związek Walki Zbrojnej (Armed Resistance) esta ...

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in Warsaw during the German occupation of Poland. The units took part in the fights of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944.

Creation

The group was created in 1940 when the 3rd Scout Military Unit was transformed into the 225th platoon, based in the area of

Marymont Marymont (from French ''Mont de Marie'' - Mary's Hill) is one of the northern neighbourhoods of Warsaw, Poland, administratively a part of the boroughs of Żoliborz (Marymont-Potok) and Bielany (Marymont-Kaskada and Marymont-Ruda). Named after the ...

of Warsaw. In the course of its training, prior to the Warsaw Uprising, many military actions were conducted, among them at the wall of the Warsaw Ghetto and in

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Organisation

*Commander - captain of horse

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pseudonym "Żmija"; *224th platoon - commanded by lieutenant (name unknown) Mańczak pseudonym "Rafa", *225th platoon - commanded by sergeant Piotr Urabaniak pseudonym "Siwy", *254th platoon - commanded by officer cadet Zbigniew Ptak pseudonym "Zbigniew", *257th platoon - commanded by captain of horse Henryk Mostowski pseudonym "Gryf", *244th platoon - commanded by lieutenant Andrzej Nowak pseudonym "Andrzej".

Course of combat in the Warsaw Uprising 1944

Since

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units of the group fought in

, but they failed to reach the holding area of their attack. Fights were waged in the Zdobycz Robotnicza Housing Estate, in the Kampinos forest on Zaborówek and in Truskawka as part of forest-based units. Also, they took part in attacks on the

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, in defence of Marymont, the "Forts" and workshops of Opel. In the course of the fights 60% of soldiers of the group fell. Among others,

Wacław Gluth-Nowowiejski Wacław Gluth-Nowowiejski (''Wacek'') (born 10 June 1926) is a former soldier of the Polish Home Army (AK), a participant in the Warsaw Uprising, and after the war, a publicist and author. He was born in Warsaw. Family Wacław's father was Alojz ...

and Olgierd Budrewicz fought in the group.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zmija Group Units and formations of the Home Army Military units and formations of the Warsaw Uprising

Creation

Organisation

Course of combat in the Warsaw Uprising 1944

See also

References