Batalion Parasol

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Emblem of battalion "Parasol" ("Umbrella")
Emblem of battalion "Parasol" ("Umbrella")
Soldiers of "Parasol" battalion after coming out of sewers at Warecka Street (North Śródmieście district). In the center Maria Stypułkowska-Chojecka "Kama". On the right Krzysztof Palester "Krzych".
Soldiers of "Parasol" battalion after coming out of sewers at Warecka Street (North Śródmieście district). In the center Maria Stypułkowska-Chojecka "Kama". On the right Krzysztof Palester "Krzych".
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Batalion Parasol (Umbrella) was a scouting battalion of the Armia Krajowa, the primary Polish resistance movement in World War II. It mainly consisted of members of the Szare Szeregi, which took part in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944.

Józef Szczepański, a poet, was the notable commander of this unit.

[edit] Losses during the Warsaw Uprising

district casualties  %
Wola 54 19,2
Stare Miasto 118 41,8
Czerniaków 91 32,3
Mokotów 2 0,7
other 17 6,0
overall 282 100

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