first month of the uprising that Romocki, despite himself being wounded in the face during the escape, became commander of the whole battalion after it relocated to the city centre. Czerniaków In early September Zośka was redeployed to the Czerniaków district, on the left bank of the river Vistula. On 15 September 1944, units of the LWP made their first attempt to cross the river and link up with the insurgents in Czerniaków, in spite of Joseph Stalin's ban. The exact circumstances of Romocki's death are uncertain, but it is possible that he was accidentally killed by a soldier of the LWP who mistook Romocki for a German due to the fact that he was wearing a German uniform. Awards Virtuti Militari, V class Cross of Valour (Krzyż Walecznych), twice Home Army Cross (Krzyż Armii Krajowej) (16 July 1985) See also Jan "Bonawentura" Romocki Warsaw Uprising insurgents 1923 births 1944 deaths People from Warsaw Burials at Powązki Military Cemetery Polish resistance members of World War II Polish Scouts and Guides Polish Army officers Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari Recipients of the Cross of Valour (Poland) Recipients of the Armia Krajowa Cross Resistance members killed by Nazi Germany