Warsaw County Subdistrict (Home Army)

The Sub-district VII of Warsaw suburbs (of Armia Krajowa) (Polish: Obwód VII Warszawa podmiejska), also called Sub-district collar (Polish: Obwód Obroża) was a territorial organisational unit of the District of Warsaw of Armia Krajowa, which acted during the German occupation of Poland.

During the whole period of German occupation the chief of the sub-district was major Kazimierz Krzyżak pseudonym Bronisław or Kalwin.

A battalion, having supplemented its weapons, commanded by lieutenant Bolesław Szymkiewicz pseudonym "Znicz", crossed Wisła river and took part in fights of the Kampinos Group.

Units fought with a local German garrison and cooperated with the armoured spearhead of the Red Army in the section of Wołomin-Struga.

A group of ten to twenty soldiers commanded by officer cadet Czesław Nalewajko pseudonym Cimurak swam across Wisła river and included in the fights of the "Baszta" regiment.

In the southern part, actions were taken aimed to provide assistance for advancing soldiers of the 27th Wołyń Division of Armia Krajowa.

Region VI – its units concentrated in the Sękocin forests, but apart from local fights they did not take up larger military actions.

Memorial of the soldiers of the Sub-district Obroża at the Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw