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Batalion Zośka (Zoshka)
AK-soldiers Parasol Regiment Warsaw Uprising 1944.jpg

Batalion Zośka soldiers during the Warsaw Uprising 5 August 1944 in Gęsiówka. The men are dressed in stolen German uniforms and armed with confiscated German weapons. From left: Wojciech Omyła "Wojtek", Juliusz Bogdan Deczkowski "Laudański" and Tadeusz Milewski "Ćwik". Milewski was killed on the same day. Omyla was killed several days later on August 8, 1944.
Active 1944
Allegiance Flaga PPP.svg Polish Underground
Branch Armia Krajowa (Home Army)
Type Underground and urban warfare
Engagements Warsaw Uprising
Insignia
Emblem Zoska odzn bt.png

Batalion Zośka was a Scouting battalion of the Polish Home Army (Armia Krajowa or "AK") during World War II. It mainly consisted of members of the Szare Szeregi boy scouts. It was formed in late August 1943. A part of the Radosław Regiment, the battalion played a major role in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. Zośka was named after Tadeusz Zawadzki, who used the name as his pseudonym during the AK's early days. He was killed during a partisan action.

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Liberation of the concentration camp "Gęsiówka"

Prisoners of Gęsiówka and the Zośka fighters after the liberation of the camp in August 1944

Zośka fighters liberated prisoners of the concentration camp Gęsiówka in the August 1944. The 383 able-bodied prisoners (including 348 Jews), both men and women who were left in Gęsiówka to assist with the destruction of the evidence of mass murder, were rescued from certain death. Most of these survivors joined the Zośka unit and fought in the Warsaw uprising.

Other famous AK battalions were: Miotła, Czata, Pięść and Parasol.

Battalion fighters

Order of battle of the battalion (Warsaw Uprising)

References

  • (Polish) Agnieszka Pietrzak, "Żołnierze Batalionu Armii Krajowej „Zośka” represjonowani w latach 1944–1956", Warszawa 2008

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