Parasol Battalion

Battalion Parasol (Umbrella)
Emblem
Active1944
CountryPoland
Allegiance Polish Underground
BranchArmia Krajowa (Home Army)
TypeUnderground and urban warfare
EngagementsWarsaw Uprising
DecorationsOrder Wojenny Virtuti Militari V class
Commanders
Current
commander
Józef Szczepański
Notable
commanders
Adam Borys
Parasol fighters during the Warsaw Uprising
Soldiers of the battalion after coming out of sewers at Warecka Street (North Śródmieście district); Maria Stypułkowska-Chojecka "Kama" (center) and Krzysztof Palester "Krzych" (right)

Battalion Parasol (Polish: Batalion Parasol) was a Scouting battalion of the Armia Krajowa, the primary Polish resistance movement in World War II. It consisted primarily of members of the Gray Ranks. The battalion distinguished itself in numerous underground operations and took part in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, as an element of the Radosław Group.