""The Battle of Miodusy Pokrzywne - August 18, 1945" Topic
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Tango01 | 01 Mar 2015 10:29 p.m. PST |
"The Battle of Miodusy Pokrzywne, together with the Battle of Las Stocki (fought by the military group commanded by Major Marian Bernaciak nom de guerre "Orlik") and the Battle of Kuryłówka (fought by the joint forces of the Polish National Underground commanded by Major Franciszek Przysiężniak (noms de guerre "Marek", "Ojciec Jan"), was one of the three major battles fought by the anti-Communist resistance forces in post-WWII Poland. The battle was fought on August 18, 1945 by the 1st Squadron of the 5th Vilnius Brigade commanded by Lieutenant Zygmunt Błażejewicz (nom de guerre "Zygmunt") and the unit commanded by Second Lieutenant Władysław Łukasiuk (nom de guerre "Młot") against the units of the NKVD [Rus. Narodnyy Komissariat Vnutrennikh Del; En. The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs], UB [Pol. Urząd Bezpieczeństwa; En. Office of Security – Polish secret police] and LWP [Pol. Ludowe Wojsko Polskie; En. Polish People's Army], which were suppressing the area of Podlasie, in Eastern Poland…" Main page link Amicalement Armand |
Retiarius9 | 16 May 2015 3:51 p.m. PST |
Thanks for remembering this and pointing it out Armand |
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