The District of Warsaw (of Armia Krajowa) (Polish: ''
Okręg Warszawa'') - one of territorial organisational 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 Związek Walki Zbrojnej (Armed Resistance) esta ...
, which covered the territory of
Warsaw and its close neighbourhood i.e. the
Powiat of
Warsaw. Military units belonging to that district took part in the
Warsaw Uprising of 1944.
The rest of the territory of
Mazovia, i.e. the
Warsaw Voivodship, was included into a larger organisational unit, the
Area of Warsaw of Armia Krajowa.
: Details:
Organisational structure of Armia Krajowa, ''table of organisational units: "Independent districts" -> "Warsaw"''.
Organisational structure
Chief of the district - colonel
Antoni Chruściel
Gen. Antoni Chruściel ( '' nom de guerre'' Monter; 16 July 1895 – 30 November 1960) was a Polish military officer and a general of the Polish Army. He is best known as the ''de facto'' commander of all the armed forces of the Warsaw Uprising o ...
pseudonym ''Monter'', ''Nurt'',
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Sub-district I of Śródmieście including the Old Town (Pol.: ''Obwód I Śródmieście'') - commanded by lieutenant-colonel
Edward Pfeiffer
Franciszek Edward Pfeiffer, nom-de-guerre ''Radwan'' (January 21, 1895 in Łódź – June 13, 1964 in London) was a Polish military commander, Brigadier General of the Polish Army, commander of the Region I Śródmieście of the Home Army du ...
pseudonym ''Radwan'',
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Sub-district II of Żoliborz, Marymont, Bielany (Pol.: ''Obwód II Żoliborz, Marymont, Bielany'', also called ''Obwód Żywiciel'') - commanded by lieutenant-colonel
Mieczysław Niedzielski pseudonym ''Żywiciel'',
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Sub-district III of Wola (of Armia Krajowa) (Pol.: ''Obwód III Wola'') - commanded by major
Jan Tarnowski
Jan Amor Tarnowski (Latin: Joannes Tarnovius; 1488 – 16 May 1561) was a Polish nobleman, knight, military commander, military theoretician, and statesman of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. He was Grand Crown Hetman from 1527, and was ...
pseudonym ''Waligóra'',
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Sub-district IV of Ochota (Pol.: ''Obwód IV Ochota'') - commanded by lieutenant-colonel
Mieczysław Sokołowski pseudonym ''Grzymała'',
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Sub-district V od Mokotów (Pol.: ''Obwód V Mokotów'') - commanded by lieutenant-colonel
Aleksander Hrynkiewicz pseudonym ''Przegonia'',
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Sub-district VI of Praga (Pol.: ''Obwód VI Praga'') - commanded by lieutenant-colonel
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pseudonym ''Bober'',
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Sub-district VII of Powiat Warszawski (Pol.: ''Obwód VII Powiat Warszawski'', also called ''Obwód Obroża'') - commanded by majot
Kazimierz Krzyżak
Kazimierz (; la, Casimiria; yi, קוזמיר, Kuzimyr) is a historical district of Kraków and Kraków Old Town, Poland. From its inception in the 14th century to the early 19th century, Kazimierz was an independent city, a royal city of the Cr ...
pseudonym ''Bronisław'',
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Autonomous Region VIII of Okęcie (Pol.: ''Samodzielny Rejon VIII Okęcie'') - commanded by major
Stanisław Babiarz pseudonym ''Wysocki''.
Effective force
The roll of the District of Warsaw of Armia Krajowa on
1 August 1944 recorded ca 50,000 soldiers. The effective force of military units during the
Warsaw Uprising amounted to from 25,000 up to 28,000 soldiers. At the
Hour "W" ca 2,500 armed insurgents started the combat.
See also
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Military description of the Warsaw Uprising
The Warsaw Uprising began with simultaneous coordinated attacks at 17:00 hours on August 1, 1944 (W-hour). The uprising was intended to last a few days until Soviet forces arrived; however, this never happened, and the Polish forces had to fight a ...
Bibliography
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Kirchmayer Jerzy: ''Powstanie Warszawskie''
'Warsaw Uprising'' Warszawa 1984.
Units and formations of the Home Army
Warsaw Uprising