Read Rising '44: The Battle for Warsaw Online
Authors: Norman Davies
Tags: #Non-Fiction, #War, #History
District I (City Centre/
ródmie
cie): OC Col. ‘Radwan’
– sub-districts: 1. (Old Town) 2. (South-West) 3. (West) and 4. (Old Town – Stawki)
– units: ‘Chrobry (‘Valiant’) I’, ‘Chrobry (‘Valiant’) II’, ‘Sienkiewicz’ (Shenkevich), ‘Rum’, ‘Gurt’, ‘Bartkiewicz’, ‘Róg’ (Horn), ‘Kili
ski’, ‘Wiktor’ (Viktor), ‘Konrad’ (‘Conrad’), ‘Unia’ (‘Union’), ‘Elektrownia’ (‘Power Station’)
– Sub-district ‘City Centre South’ formed on 7 August 1944
– Units: ‘Sarna’ (‘Deer’), ‘Golski’, ‘Bogumił’, ‘Piorun’ (‘Lightning’), and ‘Kry
ka’
District II (
olibórz/Jolibord), OC Lt.Col. ‘
ywiciel’ (‘Feeder’)
– sub-districts: 1. (Central) 2. (Marymont) 3. (Bielany) 4. Pow
zki (Povonski)
– units: ‘
aglowiec’ (‘Sailing Ship’), ‘
mija’ (Viper), ‘
ubr’ (‘Bison’), and
yrafa’ (‘Giraffe’)
District III (Wola/Vola), OC. Maj. ‘Waligóra’ (‘Crag-Crusher’)
– sub-districts: 1. (Czyste) 2. (Koło) 3. (Wawrzyszew)
– units: ‘Balbo’, ‘Hal’, ‘Wojownik’ (‘Warrior’)
District IV (Ochota/Ohota), OC. Lt.Col. ‘Ojciec’ (Father)
– sub-districts: 1. (Central) 2. (
wirki) 3. (West Station)
– units: ‘Zych’, ‘Korczak’, ‘Gustaw’
District V (Mokotów/Mokotov), Acting OC. Lt.Col. ‘Daniel’
– sub-districts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, (Sadyba)
– units: ‘Baszta’ (‘Bastion’), ‘Wrak’ (‘Wreck’), ‘Monopol’
etc.
District VI (Praga), OC. Lt.Col. ‘Andrzej’ (André)
– 5 sub-districts, all overrun in the first week.
District VII (Greater Warsaw), OC. Lt.Col. ‘Kalwin’ (Calvin)
District VIII (Ok
cie/Okentche), Maj. ‘Wysocki’