Operation Arsenal
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The Operation Arsenal, code name: "Meksyk II", was the first major operation by the Gray Ranks, Polish Underground formation during the Nazi German occupation of Poland. It took place on March 26, 194
Długa Street where the Operation Arsenal took place
AK soldiers Parasol Regiment Warsaw Uprising 1944
Jan Bytnar
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Jan Roman Bytnar, nom de guerre "Rudy" was a Polish scoutmaster, a member of Polish scouting anti-Nazi resistance, and a lieutenant in the Home Army during the Second World War.
Operation Arsenal
…March 26, 1943 in Warsaw. Its name was coined after the Royal Arsenal, in front of which the action took place. The plan was to free the troop leader Jan Bytnar "Rudy", who was arrested together with his father by the Gestapo. The operation was executed by 28 scouts led by Warsaw Standard Commander Stanisław Broniewski…
Jan Bytnar
Jan Bytnar depicted on a mural in Kolbuszowa, 2023