List of individuals in the Warsaw Uprising

List of individuals in the Warsaw Uprising

This is a list of notable individuals who were involved in the Warsaw Uprising, a Polish insurgence during the Second World War that begun on August 1, 1944.

Polish "Home Army" (Armia Krajowa)

* Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, poet and Home Army soldier, KIA on August 4
* Gustaw Billewicz, codename "Sosna", commander of Battalion 'Chrobry I'
* Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski, codename "Generał Bór", highest commander of the Home Army in Poland. During Warsaw Uprising fought in Wola, Stare Miasto and Southern Śródmieście.
* Antoni Chruściel, codename "Monter", commander of Home Army Warsaw district (later renamed to Warsaw Home Army Corps - "Warszawski Korpus Armii Krajowej"); direct commander of Polish forces in Warsaw Uprising.
* Jan Mazurkiewicz, codename "Radosław", commander of Group 'Radosław'
* Mieczysław Niedzielski, codename "Żywiciel", commander of II Sector: Żoliborz, after September 20 commander of the reconstructed 8th "Romuald Traugutt" Infantry Division
* Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, the "Courier from Warsaw"
* Eugeniusz Lokajski - a photographer
* Leopold Okulicki, codename "Niedźwiadek", a cichociemni, chief of operations, later also Chief of Staff
* Witold Pilecki, codename "Druh", commander of second company of 'Chrobry II' battalion, fought in Northern Śródmieście, commander of the fortified area "Great Bastion of Warsaw"
* Tadeusz Pełczyński, codename "Grzegorz", Chief of Staff of Home Army Warsaw district, second in command to "Generał Bór". Fought in Starówka and Śródmieście, commanded the second assault on Dworzec Gdański. Wounded on September 9.

Civilians

* Jan Franciszek Czartoryski - chaplain

Soviet military

* Zygmunt Berling, commander of the 1st Polish Army ("Wojsko Polskie") in the Soviet armies which was the only "Soviet" group to aid the uprising.
* Konstantin Rokossovsky, commander of the Russian Central Front, including the forces which failed to support the uprising.

German military

* Erich von dem Bach, SS-Obergruppenführer, commander of all troops fighting against the Warsaw Uprising ("Korpsgruppe Bach")
* Oskar Dirlewanger, commander of Battle Group Dirlewanger
* Heinz Reinefarth, SS-Gruppenfuhrer, commander of Battle Group Reinefarth
* Günter Rohr, Major General, commander of Battle Group Rohr
* Willy Schmidt, commander of Battle Group Schmidt
* Rainer Stahel, Lieutenant General, commander of Warsaw Garrison
* Bronislav Kaminski, commander of the infamous RONA brigade


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