Knowledge (XXG)

Praga Subdistrict (Home Army)

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river. Because of late reception of the order, which in accordance with the assumptions ought to have been delivered 24 hours prior to the commencement of the fights, the mobilisation of forces and means of the sub-district was deficient. In connection with a large concentration of German forces in
271:) and on the gendarmerie station in Targowa street failed. A group of 12 German tanks moved along Grochowska / Targowa / 11 Listopada streets and make impossible to the insurgents to erect barricades. Also, because of an overwhelming advantage of fire by the enemy, the seizure of the 199:. Railway workshops in Oliwska street defended by ca 200 German soldiers were attacked. In face of strong resistance of the enemy it was made a retreat to the building of a school in Bartnicza street. Attacks on a bridge on the Wisła-Bug canal and on barracks in 265:), the post office and the telephone exchange in Wileńska street, building of the slaughter-house in Sierakowskiego street and a school building in Kawęczyńska street. The attack on the strongly defended Kierbedź Bridge (Polish: 142:
as well as execrable state of armament of conspirators, which had become manifest during previous action stations, part of officers and soldiers of the sub-district put in question the use to take up fight in Praga.
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Because of a shortage of weapon (often a failure to deliver it to places of assembly) and incomplete mobilisation, many units of the sub-district did not reach the state of fighting readiness.
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was not seized. Bur the building of a school in Oszmiańska street was captured as well as the building of the 24th Police Station where from ten to twenty pcs of rifles and pistols were found.
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At the hour "W" ca 40% soldiers out of the nominal number of the sub-district were mobilized. The weapon in possession until the uprising was by far insufficient and included:
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In 1941 the sub-district was divided into regions of training, tactics and organisational purposes. Five regions were created, equipped with their staffs and service units.
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at 7:30 a.m. the commander of the sub-district received an order to start military action on 5:00 p.m. Special emphasis was put in it on barring the bridges on
360: 328: 293: 289:. Because of an overwhelming German advantage, incomplete mobilisation of sub-district's forces and poor armament, fight in Praga went out after 3 days. 196: 130: 213:: An attack on a battery of anti-aircraft artillery broke down under a heavy fire of guns and machine-guns. The building of the administration of 297: 36: 296:
the commander of the sub-district lieutenant-colonel Antoni Żurowski pseudonym "Bober", "Papież", with approval of the commander of the
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was created in November 1939 and was commanded by lieutenant-colonel Szramka Gliszczyński pseudonym "Zawisza".
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On the second day of the uprising, several hundred insurgents continued their fight in several points of
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failed. Upon an introduction of tanks into fight by Germans, the insurgents were forced to withdraw to
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Since 24 July 1944 German motor infantry, artillery and tank units began to come in large number into
171: 272: 251: 214: 277: 344: 316: 56: 267: 95:/ Targówek Fabryczny - commanded by captain Kazimierz Lichodziejowski pseudonym "Tara". 354: 312: 106: 40: 81:: Nowe Bródno / Pelcowizna - commanded by captain Zygmunt Pawlik pseudonym "Antoni". 178: 204: 92: 304: 121:: Praga Centralna - commanded by captain Zygmunt Bobrowski pseudonym "Ludwik". 102: 109:- commanded by captain of horse Tadeusz Schollenderger pseudonym "Rakowski". 88: 134: 308: 48: 115:: Michałów - commanded by major Henryk Bełdycki pseudonym "Stefan". 286: 139: 126: 44: 155:
272 pcs of rifles of various models with 4,800 pcs of ammunition,
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1000 pcs of hand-grenades (including 500 pcs of so-called
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Military units and formations of the Warsaw Uprising
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10 pcs of submachine-guns and 900 pcs of ammunition,
158:6 heavy machine-guns with 2,600 pcs of ammunition, 35:) - a territorial organisational unit of the 8: 147:Period of fights in the Warsaw Uprising 1944 329:Military description of the Warsaw Uprising 231:36th Infantry Regiment of "Academic Legion" 29:Sub-district VI of Praga (of Armia Krajowa) 18:Sub-district VI of Praga (of Armia Krajowa) 164:1 pcs of anti-tank gun with 80 cartridges, 255:), building of the administration of the 67:The sub-district VI of Praga of the then 341:Struktura Organizacyjna Armii Krajowej 361:Units and formations of the Home Army 298:District of Warsaw (of Armia Krajowa) 7: 315:. Two units were transferred to the 303:Some insurgents forced their way to 300:, ordered to go back to conspiracy. 229:: The attack on the barracks of the 236:36 Pułk Piechoty Legii Akademickiej 51:, fought in conspiracy during the 25: 184:ca 600 pcs of incendiary bottles. 195:: Fight was started at 5:00 on 1: 247:Warsaw Wilno Railway Station 181:manufactured in conspiracy), 257:Polish State-owned Railways 161:7 pcs of hand machine-guns, 53:German occupation of Poland 382: 245:: There were captured the 43:. It covered the area of 343:, Marek Ney-Krwawicz w: 262:Polskie Koleje Państwowe 69:Związek Walki Zbrojnej 55:and openly during the 172:Sten submachine-guns 63:Period of conspiracy 278:Most Poniatowskiego 179:sidol hand-grenades 273:Poniatowski Bridge 37:District of Warsaw 252:Warszawa Wileńska 16:(Redirected from 373: 21: 381: 380: 376: 375: 374: 372: 371: 370: 351: 350: 337: 325: 317:Kampinos Forest 268:Most Kierbedzia 215:Bródno cemetery 149: 65: 57:Warsaw Uprising 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 379: 377: 369: 368: 363: 353: 352: 349: 348: 336: 333: 332: 331: 324: 321: 283: 282: 240: 224: 218: 208: 186: 185: 182: 175: 168: 165: 162: 159: 156: 148: 145: 123: 122: 116: 110: 96: 82: 64: 61: 33:Obwód VI Praga 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 378: 367: 364: 362: 359: 358: 356: 346: 342: 339: 338: 334: 330: 327: 326: 322: 320: 318: 314: 310: 306: 301: 299: 295: 290: 288: 280: 279: 274: 270: 269: 264: 263: 258: 254: 253: 248: 244: 241: 238: 237: 232: 228: 225: 222: 219: 216: 212: 209: 206: 202: 198: 194: 191: 190: 189: 183: 180: 176: 173: 169: 166: 163: 160: 157: 154: 153: 152: 146: 144: 141: 136: 132: 128: 120: 117: 114: 111: 108: 104: 100: 97: 94: 90: 86: 83: 80: 77: 76: 75: 72: 70: 62: 60: 58: 54: 50: 46: 42: 41:Armia Krajowa 38: 34: 30: 19: 340: 302: 291: 284: 276: 266: 260: 250: 242: 234: 226: 220: 210: 192: 187: 150: 124: 118: 112: 98: 84: 78: 73: 66: 32: 28: 26: 345:Mówią wieki 355:Categories 347:nr 9/1986. 335:References 313:Czerniaków 221:Region III 201:Golędzinów 170:35 pcs of 107:Saska Kępa 99:Region III 281:) failed. 275:(Polish: 259:(Polish: 249:(Polish: 233:(Polish: 227:Region IV 211:Region II 113:Region IV 85:Region II 59:of 1944. 31:(Polish: 323:See also 294:4 August 243:Region V 205:Targówek 197:1 August 193:Region I 131:1 August 119:Region V 93:Targówek 79:Region I 305:Mokotów 103:Grochów 309:Sadyba 89:Bródno 49:Warsaw 287:Praga 140:Praga 135:Wisła 129:. On 127:Praga 45:Praga 311:and 27:The 292:On 47:of 39:of 357:: 319:. 307:, 105:/ 101:: 91:/ 87:: 207:. 174:, 20:)

Index

Sub-district VI of Praga (of Armia Krajowa)
District of Warsaw
Armia Krajowa
Praga
Warsaw
German occupation of Poland
Warsaw Uprising
Związek Walki Zbrojnej
Bródno
Targówek
Grochów
Saska Kępa
Praga
1 August
Wisła
Praga
Sten submachine-guns
sidol hand-grenades
1 August
Golędzinów
Targówek
Bródno cemetery
36th Infantry Regiment of "Academic Legion"
36 Pułk Piechoty Legii Akademickiej
Warsaw Wilno Railway Station
Warszawa Wileńska
Polish State-owned Railways
Polskie Koleje Państwowe
Most Kierbedzia
Poniatowski Bridge

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