 The trenches around the bunkers were manned by the Border Defence Corps battalion ""Berezwecz"" under Major Kazimierz Czarkowski and the position was reinforced with two batteries of light artillery and one battery of mountain artillery from the 55th Light Artillery Regiment of the Polish 1st Mountain Brigade.In addition, the Polish forces were reinforced with small detachments of other units, among them two platoons of reserve forces of the ""Żywiec"" National Defence battalion and a small detachment of the mobilized Border Guard.Altogether, Captain Semik had roughly 1,200 men at his command.