Name: Memorial to the Soldiers of the Special Platoon of the AK 'Łużyce' Air Base
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Memorial to the Soldiers of the Special Platoon of the AK 'Łużyce' Air Base

Memorial to the Soldiers of the Special Platoon of the AK 'Łużyce' Air Base

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Location: gmina Piaseczno, powiat piaseczyński, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

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1. Rodzinka.pl – House from the TV series loop from Nowa Iwiczna

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2. Rodzinka.pl – House from the TV series loop from Nowa Iwiczna

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3. Złotokłos Park Pond – Footbridges over streams loop from Kolonia Warszawska

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Rafał Klisowski

August 4, 2024

"In memory of soldiers fighting in the special platoon unit of the AK "Łużyce" air base of lieutenant Tadeusz Gaworski, pseudonym Lawa. August 1944"

The "Łużyce" Air Base is the largest air unit of the Home Army. It was established in 1942 by merging several smaller units and was tasked with preparing and manning German airfields in the vicinity of Warsaw in the event of their capture by Polish units. According to the assumptions, the flying personnel were to man captured German aircraft, while the ground crew were to prepare landing areas for the transfer of Polish troops from Great Britain.

The special platoon under the command of Tadeusz Gaworski "Lava" was tasked with taking over the building of the former air force command at Puławska Street, however, a few hours before the W hour, the orders were changed and the unit - consisting of 65 men armed mainly with light weapons - was ordered to join the assault on Okęcie. After an unsuccessful attack on the airport, the platoon managed to break out of the encirclement and break through to the Chojnowskie Forests. There, it linked up with a unit of 85 soldiers gathered around the KGL operations officer Bronisław Lewkowicz "Kurs", who had been caught in Bielany by the outbreak of the uprising.

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Location: gmina Piaseczno, powiat piaseczyński, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Memorial to the Soldiers of the Special Platoon of the AK 'Łużyce' Air Base

1. Rodzinka.pl – House from the TV series loop from Nowa Iwiczna

2. Rodzinka.pl – House from the TV series loop from Nowa Iwiczna

3. Złotokłos Park Pond – Footbridges over streams loop from Kolonia Warszawska

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