The Żbik Group (Wildcat 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 (of Armia Krajowa)

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...

, which took part in fights of 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...

 of 1944.

Organisation

• Commander - captain Witold Plechowski pseudonym "Sławomir";
  • 215th platoon - commanded by sec. lieutenant Marian Masłowski pseudonym "Gawron";
  • 217th platoon - commanded by sec. lieutenant Marian Korytkowski pseudonym "Żbik",
  • 233rd platoon - commanded by sec. lieutenant Piotr Płoski pseudonym "Roman".

Course of combat in the Warsaw Uprising 1944

The units waged fights in the defence of Powązki, the Zmartwychwstanki Fortress (in the Zmartwychwstanki Monastery), as well as Lower 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....

. Especially heavy fights were waged in the last days of the uprising in the area of the "Glass House" (Polish: Szklany Dom) and Bohomolca street.

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...
  
  
• Żaglowiec Group
  Zaglowiec Group
  The Żaglowiec Group - a group of conspiracy military units of Armia Krajowa in the Sub-district II of Żoliborz in Żoliborz of Warsaw during the German occupation of Poland. They fought in the Warsaw Uprising in 1944.-Organisation:Commander - captain Marian Kamiński pseudonym."Żaglowiec",*201st...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• 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....
  
  
• Sub-district II of Żoliborz (of Armia Krajowa)
  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...
  
  
• Military description of the Warsaw Uprising
  Military description of the Warsaw Uprising
  The Warsaw Uprising began with simultaneous coordinated attacks at 17:00 hours on August 1, 1944. The uprising was intended to last a few days until Soviet forces arrived; however, this never happened, and the Polish forces had to fight almost without any outside assistance...
  
  

Literature

• Oddziały powstania warszawskiego (Units of the Warsaw Uprising), ed. Komornicki Stanisław
  Stanisław Komornicki
  Stanisław Komornicki was a Brigadier General in the Polish Army and the Chancellor of the Order Virtuti Militari.He was born in Warsaw...
  
   Warszawa 1988.