The Żyrafa Group was a group of military units of Armia Krajowa

Armia Krajowa

The Armia Krajowa , or Home Army, was the dominant Polish resistance movement in World War II German-occupied Poland. It was formed in February 1942 from the Związek Walki Zbrojnej . Over the next two years, it absorbed most other Polish underground forces...

, which fought during the Warsaw Uprising

Warsaw Uprising

The Warsaw Uprising was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance Home Army , to liberate Warsaw from Nazi Germany. The rebellion was timed to coincide with the Soviet Union's Red Army approaching the eastern suburbs of the city and the retreat of German forces...

 of 1944 in the Sub district II of Żoliborz (of Armia Krajowa), which included the Żoliborz

Zoliborz

Żoliborz is one of the northern districts of the city of Warsaw. It is located directly to the north of the City Centre, on the left bank of the Vistula river. It has approximately 50,000 inhabitants and is one of the smallest boroughs of Warsaw....

 district of Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

.

Composition and command

Commander - sec. lieutenant Ryszard Wołczyński pseudonym "Tatar",

• 1st company - commanded by sec. lieutenant Marian Mehrenhole pseudonym "Wiktor",
• 2nd company - commanded by sec. lieutenant Jan Zaliwski pseudonym "Jan";
• 3rd company - commanded by sec. lieutenant Kazimierz Woyde pseudonym "Sikora".

Course of combat in the Warsaw Uprising 1944

The group fought in Aleje Wojska Polskiego, in Stołeczna street, in Plac Henkla, in the Monastery of Zmartwychwstanki Sisters (the so-called "Zmartwychwstanki Fortress") in Krasińskiego street, where savage and bloody fights were waged. In the crossing of Krasińkiego and Stołeczna streets there was an access hatch into the sewer, by which communication with the Old Town was kept.

Among others, Rajmund Kazimierz Łaszczyński fought in the group.

See also

• Żubr Group (Polish: Zgrupowanie Żubr)
• Żmija Group
  Zmija Group
  The Żmija Group - a group of conspiracy military units of the Sub-district II of Żoliborz of Armia Krajowa in Żoliborz in Warsaw during the German occupation of Poland...
  
   (Polish: Zgrupowanie Żmija)
• Żaglowiec Group
  Zaglowiec Group
  The Żaglowiec Group - a group of conspiracy military units of Armia Krajowa in the Sub-district II of Żoliborz in Żoliborz of Warsaw during the German occupation of Poland. They fought in the Warsaw Uprising in 1944.-Organisation:Commander - captain Marian Kamiński pseudonym."Żaglowiec",*201st...
  
   (Polish: Zgrupowanie Żaglowiec)
• Żniwiarz Group
  Zniwiarz Group
  The Żniwiarz Group - a group of conspiracy military units in Żoliborz in Warsaw, Poland, which took part in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944....
  
   (Polish: Zgrupowanie Żniwiarz
• Żbik Group
  Zbik Group
  The Żbik Group - a group of conspiracy military units of Armia Krajowa in the Sub-district II of Żoliborz in Żoliborz of Warsaw, which took part in fights of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944....
  
   (Polish: Zgrupowanie Żbik)

• Sub-district II of Żoliborz (of Armia Krajowa)
  Sub-district II of Zoliborz (of Armia Krajowa)
  The Sub-district II of Żoliborz - a territorial organisational unit of the District of Warsaw of Armia Krajowa...
  
  
• Military description of the Warsaw Uprising
  Military description of the Warsaw Uprising
  The Warsaw Uprising began with simultaneous coordinated attacks at 17:00 hours on August 1, 1944. The uprising was intended to last a few days until Soviet forces arrived; however, this never happened, and the Polish forces had to fight almost without any outside assistance...