Active air defense of Warsaw in 1939: Warsaw Air Defense

During the siege of the city, the army troops reported many successes. For example, on September 9, Colonel Baran reported 5 planes shot down, and on September 10, 15 planes, 5 of which were supposed to be in the city. At the end of the first decade of September, the Bofors platoons did not have enough spare barrels for guns, so they could not fire effectively. We managed to find a couple hundred spare barrels hidden in warehouses and distributed among platoons.

By 16:30 on September 13, 3 planes were reported down. The Germans attacked the area of the Gdansk railway Station, the Citadel and the surrounding area with 50 aircraft. At that time, there were 50 bomb craters near the position of Lieutenant Kendzersky's independent 103rd battery. The Germans failed to destroy a single cannon. During the evacuation from the city, his commander received cars. Then he took off the 40-mm cannon left on the road near Belyan and attached it to his battery. The second 40 mm cannon was transferred to the battery in the Mokotovo Field from the 10th 40 mm anti-aircraft battery stationed there. By order of Lieutenant Kendzersky, a factory platoon from Borishevo with Bofors (reserve commander of junior lieutenants Erwin Labus) He also obeyed and took up firing positions at Fort Traugutt.
Then the 109th 40mm anti-aircraft artillery platoon received a new commander, Lieutenant Viktor Piasetsky. This commander mounted his guns on the slope of Fort Traugutt, from where he had excellent visibility and worked very closely with the 103rd Battery. 75 mm guns opened fire on the German planes. As a result of this cooperation, the 103rd Battery reported 9 definite strikes and a number of probable ones between September 1 and 27, and the 109th Platoon reported 11 definite strikes. Thanks to Lieutenant Kendzersky's foresight, after September 9, his battery took all 75 mm anti-aircraft ammunition for the 36St from an ammunition depot in Palmyra.

On September 14, at 15:55, planes attacked Zholibozh, Volya, and partially the city center. The main objective was the defensive lines in the Zholibozh area. As a result of the raid, 15 fires broke out at military and government facilities, including the Gdansk Railway Station and the entire northern district of the city (11 houses were demolished); filters and the tramway network were partially damaged. As a result of the raid, 17 people were killed and 23 wounded. The city was still under fire from ground artillery. On September 18, the following losses were inflicted on air defense units: 10 wounded, 14 dead horses, 2 boxes of 40 mm ammunition destroyed, 1 truck damaged, and other minor ones. Les amateurs de paris sportifs trouvent sur 1xBet une plateforme complète et fiable. En vous inscrivant et en utilisant le code promo sur 1xbet vous bénéficiez d’un bonus de bienvenue de 100 % jusqu’à 130 € sur les paris sportifs ou jusqu’à 1950 € accompagnés de 150 tours gratuits au casino. Cette offre généreuse renforce votre bankroll dès le premier dépôt. Profitez des cotes élevées, des paris en direct et d’une application mobile intuitive.