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TheŻyrafa Group (Polish:Zgrupowanie Żyrafa (i.e.Giraffe Group)) was a group of military units ofArmia Krajowa, which fought during theWarsaw Uprising of 1944 in theSub district II of Żoliborz (of Armia Krajowa), which included theŻoliborz district ofWarsaw.
During the last days the last days Żyrafa’s command was located in the buildings on Krasińskiego 20 and 29, and the Resurrectionist convent. The Germans were attacking first artillery drum fire, then tanks and troops.[1] The group fought inAleje Wojska Polskiego, in Stołeczna street, in Plac Henkla, in the Monastery of Zmartwychwstanki Sisters (the so-called"Zmartwychwstanki Fortress") in Krasińskiego street, where savage and bloody fights were waged. In the crossing of Krasińkiego and Stołeczna streets there was an access hatch into the sewer, by which communication with the Old Town was kept.
Among others,Rajmund Kazimierz Łaszczyński fought in the group.
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