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was killed. His colleagues managed to load him onto a farm wagon, but during the retreat he was hit by a fatal series from an enemy erkaem. A Ukrainian machine gun, previously well dug in, hampered the Polish advance. Sergeant Jan
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explosion, the squad leader was seriously wounded and called for help. On the right wing, cadet
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and separating the sick, the 50-man unit set off. Together with the unit of cadet "Gronski", they set off along a circuitous route through the
Litynski forest to the enemy's rear. The march, which lasted all night, was arduous, but the guides led the unit to the right place. On the morning of 31
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