Completion

By the end of September, the defenders of Mokotów and Żoliborz had fallen. The situation in the City Center also became critical. The defenders faced severe shortages of ammunition, food, medicine, and even water. It became clear that aside from a few airdrops, the Soviets would not provide any substantial assistance to the Uprising. Consequently, on October 2, an act of capitulation was signed. The agreement with the Germans stipulated that members of the Home Army would be treated as prisoners of war, in accordance with the Geneva Convention of 1922.

Some soldiers from the „Wigry” battalion decided to don civilian clothes and blend into the crowd leaving the capital. Some of the battalion’s medics remained with the wounded in the hospitals, with the plan to evacuate them to Germany. The majority of the battalion (134 soldiers), led by Captain „Trzaska,” ended up in German captivity, where they awaited the end of the war. The total losses of the „Wigry” battalion during the Warsaw Uprising amounted to 160 killed, about 180 missing, and approximately 120 wounded.

Those who survived the Uprising continued to form a vibrant community for many years—a fellowship of soldiers (both men and women) united by their harrowing experience of fighting for independence. The conduct of the „Wigry” battalion and other scout battalions during the Warsaw Uprising became a moral beacon for future generations.