In the event, organized by Dom Germanis-Polish and the Berlin City Hall, attended by, among others, the senator for cultural and social ties Joe Chialo (CDU).
The German website Zeit reported that Chialo during the speech reminded of the events in in Warsawwhich took place 80 years ago.
Celebration of the anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising in Berlin
– Memories of the Warsaw Uprising encourage us to appreciate and defend the achievements of our democracy. Our common duty is to preserve these values and pass them on to future generations who must live in a Europe of peace and freedom, he said.
Politician he praised the current German-Polish relations. He also recalled that on August 12, 1991, the “Agreement on Friendship and Cooperation between Warsaw and Berlin” was signed in Berlin.
As you can see in the photo from Berlin, there was a Polish flagOn the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising, the subway screens featured insurgent poetryOn Thursday, the German capital also unveiled insurgent mural.
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Warsaw Uprising. German President: I beg your forgiveness
Warsaw Uprising It broke out on August 1, 1944 at 5 p.m. During the fighting in the capital, about 18,000 insurgents died and 25,000 were wounded. Losses among the civilian population amounted to about 180,000 dead. The surviving inhabitants of Warsaw, about 500,000, were expelled from the devastated city, which was almost completely destroyed by the Germans after the uprising.
On the 80th anniversary of the largest uprising in German-occupied Europe, celebrations took place across the country. At 5 p.m., “W” hour stopped for a minute to pay tribute to the insurgents. As every year in Warsaw, crowds of Varsovians gathered at Dmowski's house.
On the eve of the anniversary he came to Poland President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier. – Every word seems too weak, (…) but please forgive me for the crimes against which Poles defended themselves in The Warsaw Uprising – he said.
– You, Polish citizens, have never forgotten the Warsaw Uprising and you will never forget it. A We, the Germans, in whose name I am speaking to you today, must not forget him – he noted.
On Wednesday during the ceremony at the Warsaw Insurgents' Cemetery Wanda Traczyk-Stawska she spoke about Polish-German relations. As she assessed, “the time has come to forgive each other, as is the case between neighbors“. – Let's be good neighbors. Together we have the power to stop Russia – she appealed.
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