Władysław Raginis



Władysław Raginis was a Polish Army officer who graduated from an officer's school in 1930, being promoted to the rank of captain by 1939, when Nazi Germany invaded Poland, starting the Second World War. Raginis was positioned at a series of bunkers near Wizna, Poland, along with 720 men, defending against a force 42,000 Germans with air and armored support. The Poles held out for three days against overwhelming odds, killing at least 900 German infantry and destroying ten tanks and other armored vehicles. The battle has become known as the "Polish Thermopylae", as many, including Raginis, defended the position to the death, Raginis killing himself with a hand grenade rather than be captured. =Weapons=

Vis Pistol (Raginis)
The Vis is a Polish-made 9mm semi-automatic pistol with an eight-round magazine. The weapon had a muzzle velocity of 345 meters per second.

Mors SMG (Raginis)
The Mors is a Polish 9mm SMG with a rate of fire of 500-550 rounds per minute and a muzzle velocity of 400 meters per second. The weapon had a 24-round magazine.

Kbk wz 29 (Raginis)
The Kbk was a Polish 7.9mm bolt action rifle based off the German K98K. The weapon had a 5-round magazine and a muzzle velocity of 745 meters per second.

Wz-1928 (Raginis)
The Wz-1928 is a 7.9mm Polish copy of the Browning Automatic Rifle. Like the BAR, it fired from a 20-round magazine. The weapon has a muzzle velocity of 853 meters per second and a rate of fire of 650 rounds per minute.

Wz. 35 (Raginis)
The Wz. 35 is a bolt-action steel jacket 7.92x108mm at an extremely high velocity of 1275 meters per second. The weapon fired from a four-round magazine.

Wz.33 Defensive Grenade (Raginis)
The Wz-33 was a Polish grenade based off the French F1. The weapon had a shrapnel radius was up to 100 meters, the grenade had to be thrown from a defensive position- from behind a wall or in a trench. =Battles=