Polish Units
Many of the units were formed before the beginning of the Uprising (August 1); several were organised in the following days as new volunteers joined. Units were assigned to given Areas:
- Area I (Śródmieście, Stare Miasto)
- Area II (Żoliborz, Marymont, Bielany)
- Area III (Wola)
- Area IV (Ochota)
- Area V (Mokotów)
- Area VI (Praga)
- Area VII (Powiat Warszawski)
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Units were organised into battalions, companies and platoons. Many of those became famous either before the Uprising or during it, including Battalions 'Zośka', 'Czata 49', 'Parasol', 'Miotła'.
Read more about this topic: List Of Military Units In The Warsaw Uprising
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