MERGING OF THE UNITS

After the evacuation of Battalion „Gustaw” to Śródmieście, the two units merged. Captain „Gustaw” replaced the fallen „Harnaś” on September 3, and the combined unit, now called Battalion „Gustaw-Harnaś,” defended the lines of Mazowiecka Street, Świętokrzyska Street, and Napoleon Square up to Górskiego Street. Due to poor health, Captain „Gustaw” was hospitalized on September 6. Soon after, the battalion split into several sub-units and ceased to function as an independent unit. Some soldiers moved to Southern Śródmieście and Czerniaków, while the remaining ones fought in Northern Śródmieście in the area of Dąbrowski Square.

EPILOGUE

The soldiers of „Gustaw” and „Harnaś” fought from the first to the last day of the uprising. They went into captivity on October 5, 1944, in the ranks of the 36th Infantry Regiment of the 28th Infantry Division of the Warsaw AK Corps. Over 930 people served in both units, with losses exceeding 300 killed and many wounded. In some sub-units, more than half of the soldiers were killed. In the „Gertruda” Company, it was as high as 64 percent, and in the Scout Liaison Platoon, 58 percent.