On the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the presidents of Israel and Germany – Icchak Herzog and Frank-Walter Steinmeier – will pay a visit to Poland. As the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland announced on Thursday, politicians will meet with President Andrzej Duda and together they will take part in the celebration of the anniversary of the outbreak of the uprising.
“On April 19, on the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the President of the State of Israel Icchak Herzog and the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier will pay a visit to Poland, who will meet with the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda and jointly take part in the main celebrations of the anniversary on Plac Bohaterów Getta Warszawskiego in Warsaw,” the presidential office announced in a statement.
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising broke out on April 19, 1943 and lasted until May 16, 1943. It was the first urban uprising in occupied Europe. In an uneven fight, lasting almost a month, the poorly armed fighters of the Jewish Combat Organization and the Jewish Military Union resisted the soldiers of the SS, Wehrmacht, Security Police and auxiliary formations.
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