Battle of Ceber

The Battle of Ceber was a World War II battle took place overnight on 4–5 August 1944 in the village of Ceber in the Holy Cross Mountains. A battalion of Polish partisans of the Home Army's 2nd Legions' Infantry Regiment led by Capt. Michał Mandziara assaulted a German garrison of the village, took it by surprise and annihilated it after a brief encounter. The battle was part of a larger Operation Tempest.
The Polish unit numbered 84 men and was organised into two platoons led by second lieutenant Dionizy Mędrzycki and second lieutenant Witold Józefowski. The Poles assaulted the German garrison overnight and from numerous directions. After a brief fight the enemy force was destroyed. The Poles acquired plenty of war materiel, including 22 machine guns, a gun repair shop, an infantry mortar with ammunition, an ambulance and plenty of supplies.
Polish losses were relatively small: only one soldier and one officer were wounded in action and died the following day. German losses were approximately 40 killed and 39 taken prisoner of war.