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August 1, 1944: The Polish Home Army rises up
Posted on 8/1/14 at 8:12 pm
Posted on 8/1/14 at 8:12 pm
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People light candles at the Warsaw Uprising monument in Warsaw, Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. On the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, Poland is honoring the fighters and victims of the rebellion against Nazi Germans by laying wreaths, sounding sirens and singing insurgent tunes. On Aug. 1, 1944, thousands of poorly-armed city residents rose up against the German forces to try to take control of the city ahead of the advancing Soviet army. They held on for 63 days before being forced to surrender. Almost 200,000 people were killed. The Nazis expelled the survivors and set the city ablaze
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland on Friday honored the fighters and victims of a 1944 rebellion against Nazi Germans by laying wreaths, lighting candles and singing insurgent tunes to mark the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising.
On Aug. 1, 1944, thousands of poorly-armed young city residents rose up against the German forces to try to take control of Warsaw ahead of the advancing Soviet army. They held on for 63 days in the cut-off city before being forced to surrender. Almost 200,000 fighters and civilians were killed in street fights and in German bombings. The Nazis expelled the survivors and set the city ablaze.
President Bronislaw Komorowski joined a group of the surviving insurgents for a series of ceremonies that honored the heroic struggle that remains a source of pride for the Poles.
Komorowski laid flowers on the graves of the revolt's commanders and was to attend ceremonies at a symbolic grave to the fighters in the Powazki cemetery in the afternoon at the exact hour when the struggle began. In a long-standing tradition, people in Warsaw and many other cities stop still for a moment of homage when sirens sound at the hour.
The Warsaw Uprising was a taboo subject until the fall of communism in 1989. It has been honored ever since as a symbol of Poland's readiness to pay the ultimate price for freedom.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 8:16 pm to Jim Rockford
How many Poles does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Posted on 8/1/14 at 8:18 pm to Scruffy
One of Scruffy's worst... sorry, I've got a high standard for you
Posted on 8/1/14 at 8:19 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
1 to hold the lightbulb and 99 to turn the house.
Such an awful joke.
Such an awful joke.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 8:19 pm to Jim Rockford
That is some dedication to freedom. So many died just for a chance at something other than Nazi occupation.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 8:20 pm to ell_13
Setting high standards is just a set up for disappointment.
You always gotta start low.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 8:22 pm to Jim Rockford
Hmmmm...I can't be certain, but that looks like poorly-armed young city residents that rose up against the German forces to try to take control of Warsaw ahead of the advancing Soviet army. They held on for, I'm not certain, but I think it was 63 days in the cut-off city before being forced to surrender. Almost 200,000 fighters and civilians were killed in street fights and in German bombings. The Nazis expelled the survivors and set the city ablaze.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 8:31 pm to Festus
[quote]Festus
August 1, 1944: The Polish Home Army rises up Hmmmm...I can't be certain, but that looks like poorly-armed young city residents that rose up against the German forces to try to take control of Warsaw ahead of the advancing Soviet army.
The Poles thought that the soviets would join with them. Stalin being the man he was held back support believing that the Poles would side more with the Western Allied forces in their views on democracy. They were wiped out and weakened the German position further and the prize soon was his.
August 1, 1944: The Polish Home Army rises up Hmmmm...I can't be certain, but that looks like poorly-armed young city residents that rose up against the German forces to try to take control of Warsaw ahead of the advancing Soviet army.
The Poles thought that the soviets would join with them. Stalin being the man he was held back support believing that the Poles would side more with the Western Allied forces in their views on democracy. They were wiped out and weakened the German position further and the prize soon was his.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 9:03 pm to Jim Rockford
Stalin encourage the Poles to rebell and then held his army back so the Nazis would kill them.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 9:04 pm to Jim Rockford
Brave men who were riding on horses to fight German tanks IIRC.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 9:05 pm to weagle99
Germany was so terrible at military strategy
Posted on 8/1/14 at 9:10 pm to Ghazi
quote:Masterful on the battlefield. Terrible at choosing their battles.
Germany was so terrible at military strategy
Posted on 8/1/14 at 9:13 pm to Ghazi
quote:Still better than Hamas.
Germany was so terrible at military strategy
Posted on 8/1/14 at 9:48 pm to Radiojones
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Stalin encourage the Poles to rebell and then held his army back so the Nazis would kill them.
Yep. Told the Polish resistance the Soviet army would come in to Warsaw once they rebelled against the Germans. Then sat back and let the Nazis slaughter them because he knew the Polish resistance would be a thorn in his side when turning Poland into a puppet state. Stalin was a total a-hole.
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