Maj. Kwiatkowski was the commander of battalion ON "Rybnik" (III./202 pp).The AA 8 and the Marschgruppe A both advanced without problems but the Marschgruppe B hit against strong resistance (I./75 pp - Maj Mazewski; Company ON Rybnik - Maj Kwiatkowski and 5. Batería of the II. /23 pal - kpt Stranz) in Rybnik; after hard fighting, the Polish forces were destroyed there.
Commander of company ON "Rybnik" (which was part of that battalion) was Kpt. Jan Kwaśniewski.
Rybnik was captured largely thanks to betrayal of Walter Wollny - agent of German Abwehr in the Polish army:
http://www.dws.org.pl/viewtopic.php?f=5 ... &sk=t&sd=a
http://www.dws.org.pl/viewtopic.php?f=5 ... a&start=25
Kurt Unger, commander of German sabotage organisation "Kampf-Organisation Rybnik-Pless" wrote:
Article about the capture of Rybnik:Als Beispiel für die Unterhohlung der polnischen Wehrmacht führen wir noch an, dass Reserveoffizier Walter Wollny aus Rybnik als Führer einer ganzen Kompanie mit 3 MG, 3 Munitionwagen und seiner Kompanie sich gegen den polnischen Feind wandte und sich dann dem Deutschen Militär stellte. Zu unsere grossen Freude war es uns vergönnt mit den deutschen Truppen mit einzumarschieren.
http://www.nowiny.pl/artykul.php?a=show_art&ida=42522
(...) Historycy wiedzą, kto zdradził. – Walter Wollny, rodowity rybniczanin, syn młynarza, absolwent prawa na UJ. W sierpniu 1939 został powołany jako porucznik i CKM-ista do Batalionu Obrony Narodowej. W dniu wybuchu wojny przeszedł z całym batalionem na stronę niemiecką. To właśnie ci ludzie stali przy tym wiadukcie, a więc najprawdopodobniej to oni wystrzelali polskich saperów – zdradza wyniki swoich badań doktor Grzegorz Bębnik.
Walter Wollny with a group of other German saboteurs killed Polish sappers who were ordered to destroy the bridge before German tanks would be able to capture it (as the result German tanks did it) and abandoned its positions. Then Walter Wollny and his group (probably around one platoon, maybe larger group) joined the German forces.(...) Historians know, who betrayed. - Walter Wollny, inhabitant of Rybnik, son of a miller, graduate of law on Jagiellonian University. In August of 1939 he was called to service as Lieutenant and HMG-unner to the Battalion of National Defence. On the first day of war he went with his entire battalion [mistake - company or platoon, it is disputed] to the German side. His people were standing near the railway viaduct, so most probably it was them who shot the Polish sappers [who were ordered to destroy the bridge] - doctor Grzegorz Bębnik reveals the results of his research.
Article about German sabotage in Rybnik:
http://www.rybnik.com.pl/wiadomosci,kul ... -8623.html
Abwehr had its agents also in the Polish Army. Those were so called Regiments-Organisationen. In 6. DP there were such in 20., 12. pp and 6. pal. [If it comes to Silesia] They also existed in regiments of 21. DPG, 23. DP and 55. DP.Abwehra miała również agentów w Wojsku Polskim. Były to tzw. Regiments-Organisationen. W 6. DP istniały takie w 20., 12. pp i 6. pal-u. Istniały również w pułkach 21. DPG, 23. DP i 55. DP. [204]
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And now about what happened to Kpt. Kwaśniewski and those from company ON "Rybnik" who didn't betray:
http://www.dws.org.pl/viewtopic.php?f=5 ... a#p1472805
Z materiałów Abwehry wynika natomiast, że wchodząca w skład OW "Rybnik" kompania ON "Rybnik" wcale nie została rozbita, lecz opuściwszy stanowiska, przeszła na stronę niemiecką. Do Kobióra dotarł jedynie dowódca kompanii, kpt. Jan Kwaśniewski, z pocztem.
So clearly not entire company betrayed.D-ca batalionu mjr Kwiatkowski posłał czym prędzej na wschodni skraj Kleszczowa przybyłe z Rybnika resztki naszej pierwszej kompanii kpt. Kwaśniewskiego.
It's original commander - Kpt. Kwiatkowski - together with his poczet withrew towards Kobior.
Some groups of soldiers from the company (probably those who didn't want to listen to orders of Ppor. Walter Wollny after he took command of the company) also did not betray but retreated to Kleszczow and there took parts in combats.
Question is how many German minority soldiers were serving in company ON "Rybnik"?
To how great extent was it infiltrated by Abwehr and local "V Column"?