Name day: Bronisław, Idzi
Sunrise 6:02 am; sunset 7:41 pm; average air temperature: 18°C
Cloudy; Vistula river level: 70 cm



          The enemy receives information about the critical situation of the defenders of the Old Town. The Germans throw their forces to a general attack in all sections.
          Numerous enemy groups penetrate into the heart of the defense and reach the Old Town Market, but, caught in heavy fire from all directions, are forced to retreat, leaving many killed fellows on their way.

          Enemy troops advance along Długa Street and storm the building of the Central Archives of Historical Records - the seat of the Old Town Command. The commanders, led by Lieutenant Colonel Karol Ziemski "Wachnowski", take part in direct fights.

          2,000 people, including many injured, lose their lives under the debris of the bombed churches of St. Hyacinth, St. Martin and St. Casimir.

          At night, the "Zośka" soldiers that have been so far in hiding march in tight formation across the Saxon Garden next to the enemy positions and get across Królewska Street (to the Polish side). The insurgents, wearing panther camouflage uniforms and German helmets, are mistaken by the Germans for their own troops.

          At night the command decides to evacuate the armed and unarmed soldiers, slightly wounded insurgents and part of civil population of the Old Town through sewers to Śródmieście and Żoliborz.
          In the evening, after 32 days of fight, the armed forces of the Old Town in groups of 50 men enter manholes at Krasiński Square and Daniłowiczowska Street.
          These are the last hours of the Old Town defense. A group consisting of slightly injured and economy branch soldiers, 3,000 soldiers in total, and a combat group comprising 1,500 insurgents, arrive in Śródmieście.
          Around 800 insurgents (including the People's Army soldiers) reach Żoliborz.

          In Sadyba heavy bombs fall on the Dąbrowski Legions Fortress - Captain Czesław Szczubełek "Jaszczur" ("Lizard"), the defense commander of the Fortress, is killed in the attack.

          The K-1 company from the Home Army "Baszta" ("Bastille") regiment rushes along Aleja Sobieskiego to help the defenders of the Fortress but is repelled by the enemy and suffers heavy losses.