The Żaglowiec Group (Sailing-ship Group) - a group of conspiracy military units of Armia Krajowa

Armia Krajowa

The Armia Krajowa , or Home Army, was the dominant Polish resistance movement in World War II German-occupied Poland. It was formed in February 1942 from the Związek Walki Zbrojnej . Over the next two years, it absorbed most other Polish underground forces...

 in the Sub-district II of Żoliborz

Sub-district II of Zoliborz (of Armia Krajowa)

The Sub-district II of Żoliborz - a territorial organisational unit of the District of Warsaw of Armia Krajowa...

 in Żoliborz

Zoliborz

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 Warsaw....

 of Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

 during the German occupation of Poland. They fought in the Warsaw Uprising

Warsaw Uprising

The Warsaw Uprising was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance Home Army , to liberate Warsaw from Nazi Germany. The rebellion was timed to coincide with the Soviet Union's Red Army approaching the eastern suburbs of the city and the retreat of German forces...

 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

Zoliborz

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 Warsaw....

: of the Warsaw Citadel

Warsaw Citadel

Cytadela 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. It served as a prison into the late 1930s.- History :The Citadel was built by personal...

, 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 done in the night from 20 to 21 August, during an attempt of military units from Kampinos forest

Kampinos Forest

Kampinos Forest is a large forest complex located to the west of Warsaw in Poland. It covers a large part of the ancient valley of Vistula, between Vistula and Bzura rivers. Once a gigantic forest covering 670 km² of central Poland, it currently covers roughly 240 km².Most of the...

 to fight their way to relieve the falling Warsaw Old Town

Warsaw Old Town

Warsaw's Old Town is the oldest historic district of the city. It is bounded by Wybrzeże Gdańskie, along the bank of the Vistula, and by Grodzka, Mostowa and Podwale Streets. It is one of Warsaw's most prominent tourist attractions....

.

Human losses of the group amounted to 24% of killed and 21% wounded.

See also

• Żubr Group
• Żmija Group
  Zmija Group
  The Żmija Group - a group of conspiracy military units of the Sub-district II of Żoliborz of Armia Krajowa in Żoliborz in Warsaw during the German occupation of Poland...
  
  
• Żniwiarz Group
  Zniwiarz Group
  The Żniwiarz Group - a group of conspiracy military units in Żoliborz in Warsaw, Poland, which took part in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944....
  
  
• Żyrafa Group
  Zyrafa Group
  The Żyrafa 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 , which included the Żoliborz district of Warsaw.-Composition and command:Commander - sec...
  
  
• Żbik Group
  Zbik Group
  The Żbik Group - a group of conspiracy military units of Armia Krajowa in the Sub-district II of Żoliborz in Żoliborz of Warsaw, which took part in fights of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944....