Book's title: Operacja Ostra Brama
Author: Magdalena Semczyszyn
Series: Polska Walczaca. Historia Polskiego Panstwa Podziemnego
Volume: 48
Publisher: Edipresse-Kolekcje Sp. z o.o. + Bellona SA
Year: 2018
Pages: 64
Language: Polish
Format: PDF
Size: 28,99 MB
Operation Ostra Brama (lit. Operation Sharp Gate, English: Operation Gate of Dawn) was an armed conflict during World War II between the Polish Home Army and the Nazi German occupiers of Vilnius (Polish: Wilno). It began on 7 July 1944, as part of a Polish national uprising, Operation Tempest, and lasted until 14 July 1944. Though the Germans were defeated, the following day the Soviet Red Army entered the city and the Soviet NKVD proceeded to intern Polish soldiers and to arrest their officers. Several days later, the remains of the Polish Home Army retreated into the forests, and the Soviets were in control of the city.
