Stanislaw Michal Nahorski, ORP
| Born | 24 Sep 1897 | St. Petersburg, Russian Empire | |
| Died | 13 Nov 1969 | (72) | London, England, U.K. |
| Ranks
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Warship Commands listed for Stanislaw Michal Nahorski, ORP
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| ORP Burza (H 73) | Kmdr.ppor. (Cdr.) | Destroyer | 31 Dec 1937 | 16 Feb 1940 |
| ORP Blyskawica (H 34) | Kmdr.ppor. (Cdr.) | Destroyer | 16 Feb 1940 | 28 May 1940 |
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Destroyer ORP Burza (H 73)
1 Sep 1939
The Polish destroyers Burza
(Komandor Podporucznik Stanislaw Michal Nahorski, ORP), Grom (Komandor Podporucznik Aleksander Hulewicz, ORP) and Blyskawica (Komandor Podporucznik Wlodzimierz Andrzey Kodrebski-Poraj, ORP) were met in the North Sea by British aircraft and the British destroyers HMS Wallace (Lt.Cdr. William Maurice Lloyd Astwood, RN) and HMS Wanderer (Cdr Reginald Francis Morice, RN). They were escorted to Leith.
Destroyer ORP Blyskawica (H 34)
17 Apr 1940
Blyskawica was part of the escort of the damaged British heavy cruiser HMS Suffolk while this ship returned to Scapa Flow. (1)
19 Apr 1940
The Polish destroyers Burza, Grom and Blyskawica left Scapa Flow and head to Narvik.
During a storm Burza was damaged by high waves and forced to return. (1)
2 May 1940
Blyskawica entered the Rombaken Fjord in the Narvik area. She was ambushed by a German gun battery and machine guns firing at point-blank range. Despite this, ship didn't retreat. Polish gunners returned fire, destroyed three guns and silenced rest of them. Blyskawica was hit four times by gun shells and damaged. Three members of her crew were killed. After this fight, she was sent to Skjel Fjord for repairs which lasted for two days. (1)
5 May 1940
Blyskawica was on patrol in Rombaken Fjord. German aircraft conducted a heavy but unsuccessful attacks which lasted for 12 hours. In the evening, Blyskawica traded fire with a German 88mm gun battery. She was hit eleven times, but suffered only minor damage. The enemy guns were silenced. (1)
6 May 1940
Another day and again heavy fighting with German aircraft. Lot of bombs exploded in the water, causing no damage. The Polish ship fired it's entire supply of Anti-Aircraft ammunition and shot down one enemy bomber. After that, she entered Skjel Fjord where an Allied supply base was located. (1)
10 May 1940
The Polish destroyers Burza and Blyskawica left Norwegian waters in order to return to Scapa Flow. (1)
10 May 1940
Another heavy air attack. Blyskawica was operating in Skjel Fjord. She avoided all bombs and shot down one enemy bomber. Some fragments of wing of this airplane were found by Norwegian fishermen and were given to the Polish crew as a present. (1)
26 May 1940
Blyskawica accompanied the British light cruiser HMS Galatea on a patrol in the English Channel. (1)
28 May 1940
Blyskawica was ordered to patrol on Dunkirk evacuation route "Y" and provide Anti-Aircraft cover for Allied vessels. (1)
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