Film
Karbala
On 3 April 2004, during the holiday of Ashura, Iraqi rebels loyal to Shiite leader Muktada As-Sadr, launched an insurgency in the Polish zone. The Poles, together with Bulgarian soldiers and Iraqi police, were given the task of defending City Hall, led by Lieutenant colonel Grzegorz Kaliciak. The clash developed into the biggest Polish engagement since World War II. Not a single allied soldier died, although about 80 insurgents were killed in a counter-attack.
Overview
On 3 April 2004, during the holiday of Ashura, Iraqi rebels loyal to Shiite leader Muktada As-Sadr, launched an insurgency in the Polish zone. The Poles, together with Bulgarian soldiers and Iraqi police, were given the task of defending City Hall, led by Lieutenant colonel Grzegorz Kaliciak. The clash developed into the biggest Polish engagement since World War II. Not a single allied soldier died, although about 80 insurgents were killed in a counter-attack.
Cast
- Bartłomiej TopaCaptain Kalicki
- Antoni KrólikowskiParamedic Kamil Grad
- Hristo ShopovCaptain Getow
- Atheer AdelFarid
- Leszek LichotaCorporal 'Mały' Maleńczuk
- Michał ŻurawskiSergeant 'Starszy' Waszczuk
- Tomasz SchuchardtLieutenant Sobański
- Piotr Żurawski'Młody' Waszczuk
