August 14, 1944 · Warsaw

Transporter "Jaś", later "Gray Wilk"

Soldiers of the Home Army Group "Krybar" in the Sd.Kfz transporter captured on August 14, 1944. 251, initially named "Hansel".

Scene data

Date
August 14, 1944
Location
Powiśle, ul. Kopernika in area no. 25.
Coordinates
52.23644, 21.02029
Author of the photo
Sylwester Braun "Kris"
Captured transporter "Jaś" ("Grey Wilk"), August 14, 1944, Warsaw Uprising
August 14, 1944 · Powiśle, ul. Copernicus in the area no. 25. · photo: Sylwester Braun "Kris"
Material status: archiwalna fotografia poddana koloryzacji i animacji AI. Ruch postaci oraz kamery jest współczesną interpretacją i nie stanowi oryginalnego zapisu filmowego.

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Location

Location
Powiśle, ul. Kopernika in area no. 25.
Coordinates
52.23644, 21.02029
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Historical context

What do we know about this scene

On August 14, 1944, soldiers of the 107th platoon of the 2nd company of the 8th Home Army Group "Krybar" captured the German half-track transporter Sd.Kfz. 251/3 Ausf. D from the 5th SS Panzer Division "Wiking". The driver made a mistake: instead of going to the University, he turned into Kopernika and then into Bartoszewicza, where after a short fight the vehicle was seized. The photograph by Sylwester Braun "Kris" shows a drive along Kopernika Street. Initially, the car was called "Jaś", after the nickname of the company commander, Jan Jasieński. On August 23, he participated with "Kubuś" in an unsuccessful attack on the University. After the death of the vehicle's commander, Adam Dewicz "Gray Wilk", he received his nickname.

What the photo shows

Soldiers of the Home Army Group "Krybar" in the Sd.Kfz transporter captured on August 14, 1944. 251, initially named "Hansel".

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