Bitwa pod Ogółami 8 lipca 1945 r.
The Battle of Ogóły, 8 July 1945

Summary/Abstract: The Battle of Ogóły took place on 8 July 1945, between the 1st Prague Infantry Regiment of the Polish “People’s” Army and a group of anti-communist partisan units from the Białystok region, codenamed “Piotrków”. It was the largest such engagement in the Białystok region and one of the largest during the anti-communist uprising in Poland. Despite surprising the partisans in their own camp and having a significant numerical advantage, the communist forces failed to destroy the “Piotrków” Group. This article analyses the causes, course, and consequences of the battle, based on numerous preserved participant accounts, supplemented by archival materials deposited in the Central Military Archives and the archives of the Institute of National Remembrance.

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