The Warsaw Uprising and its heroes are a symbol of courage, fortitude and determination. In their history, Poles have never lost hope and even in the darkest and most tragic periods, they did not give up in the fight for freedom – wrote the US Embassy in Poland, which prepared a film in tribute to the insurgents on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of the uprising.
On the occasion of the anniversary, the Warsaw Uprising Museum was visited by Jean P. Neu, Chief Warrant Officer Four (CW4), an officer of the US Army.
“Warsaw Uprising and his heroes are a symbol of courage, fortitude and determination. Poles throughout their history have never lost hope, and even in the darkest and most tragic periods, they did not give up in the fight for freedom. Today, on the 79th anniversary of their founding, we pay tribute to them,” the embassy said USA in Poland.
Warsaw Uprising
In Warsaw, on August 1, 1944, about 40-50 thousand people took part in the fight. insurgents. The uprising, planned for a few days, lasted over two months. About 18,000 people died during the fighting in the capital. insurgents, and 25,000 were injured.
Losses among the civilian population were huge and amounted to approx. 180,000. killed. The surviving inhabitants of Warsaw, approx. 500,000. expelled from the destroyed city, which after the uprising Germany almost completely demolished.
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