The Warsaw Uprising 1944 / Powstanie Warszawskie 1944

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The Warsaw Uprising, was a struggle of the Polish underground which, between August 1, 1944 and October 2, 1944, conducted an armed struggle aimed at liberating Warsaw and its 1,000,000 inhabitants from the German occupation at the time the Soviet army was approaching the city limits from the east.

As the city fought desperately and the Germans began to bring in reinforcements, the reaction of the Soviets was silence. Soviet forces, which had advanced confidently throughout the summer, stopped within miles of Warsaw.

Some equipment and ammunition was dropped by the Allies, but this was largely ineffective. Since British and American planes werent allowed to land at Soviet air bases a few kilometers away, they were forced to fly from Italy and back, carrying only half their potential load, and dropping it largely into enemy hands. The airlifts were quickly abandoned, and the Poles were left alone to defend their capital.

German forces introduced new types of weapons into Warsaw: Karl Morser heavy mortar, Wufrrehmen incendiary rockets, and Goliath, a remote-controlled vehicle mine. These weapons will play a crucial role in the German offensive: isolated areas were bombarded non-stop by planes, heavy artillery and rockets, then Goliaths and tanks are sent in, followed by the infantry.

During the 63 days of the Uprising, an estimated 200,000 of Warsaw's inhabitants lost their lives, mostly from mass murders conducted by troops fighting on the German side. Eighty percent of the buildings on the city's left bank were destroyed. After the suppression of the Uprising, all of the city's inhabitants both insurgents and civilians were expelled from Warsaw and sent to POW, death, labor, or concentration camps.

Massive and organized looting campaign of the city by Germans began. Delegations from German municipalities were allowed to enter the ruins and strip them of anything that had not already been taken by the Wehrmacht, SS, and Soviet and Ukrainian collaborators.
Postwar Polish assessments claim that 33,000 railway wagons filled with furniture, personal belongings and factory equipment left Warsaw.
After everything of value was carried away, on Hitlers personal orders, Warsaw was systematically leveled, block by block, street by street. By the wars end, one of the great capitals of Europe was a field of rubble, with not a building left standing for miles.

During communist rule in Poland (1945-1989), any commemoration of the Uprising was banned.

Links:
http://info-poland.buffalo.edu/classroom/pajak.html
http://www.warsaw-life.com/poland/warsaw-1944-uprising
http://www.warsawuprising.com/
http://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=150
http://www.chemistrydaily.com/chemistry/Western_betrayal
http://www.polonica.net/Powstanie_Warszawskie.htm
http://info-poland.buffalo.edu/exhib/warsaw/index.html
http://www.polandinexile.com/rising.htm

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[Robertolietuva]

Nice video !!!!!

Glory to Poland and Polish People, land of Heroes

greetings from spain!!!

[Dominik82y]

Niemieccy zolnierze o walce z powstancami pisali do swoich rodzin. „Jest to smutną prawdą, że oni walczyli lepiej od nas” , inny napisal - „stało się jasne dla mnie, że to nie my jesteśmy tym ludem, który uosabia siłę, poczucie narodowość i ofiarności... Polacy wykazali się w sposób, w jaki my nie potrafimy”.

[leecooper9911]

@Neo9129 lepiej wpierdalać wróble niz byc kolaborantem!

Twój dziadek to zuch chłopak.

pozdrów Go ode mnie.

[Neo9129]

Mój pradziadek przemycał broń do Warszawy, która szykowała się na powstania. Niemcy go złapali, ale zwiał im z więzienia :) Przez to z całą swoją rodziną przez ponad rok, tułali się po całej Polsce. Mój dziadek jadł wróble i zgniłe ziemniaki by przeżyć i przeżył :) Cieszę się że moja rodzina też wniosła coś do Powstania Warszawskiego i jestem dumny z dziadka i pradziadka, za ich wytrzymałość , odwagę i męstwo. Świetny film.

[czerczil666]

Poland have experienced many occupations, many unjustified wars and conflicts. From Middle Ages up to Russian, Prussian and Austrian first partition of Poland, then the second, and third in 1795.

Poland again regained its identity in 1918, to lose it in 1939 as Hitler`s III Reich began its extensively planned 1000 years reign over the Europe.

Poland had survived Germans, Russians, and was liberated in 1989.

From now on Poland is a free country.

Wklejajcie na anglo-kanaly, niech wiedzą!.

[beata1305]

Moi wspaniali rodacy...na zawsze w moim sercu!!!

[beata1305]

Dziękuję autorowi tego filmu!

[beata1305]

@1000razyja Ja też w tej chwili....płaczę:-(( Chwała bohaterom i prawdziwym patriotom!

[greg23ism]

German mob of genocides and megathiefs must be fucked forever!

[grimmpl]

"That help never came" ... big thanks to allies.

[1000razyja]

Rozpłakałem się oglądając to :<

Wieczna chwała poległym! Niech żyje Wielka Najjaśniejsza Rzeczpospolita!

[Amnesiahazeee]

Kiedyś chyba w 2010 jakiś facet w radiu "czwórka" powiedział , z głupim śmiechem i wyśmiewającym tonem że ten kto wykonał pomnik nie rozumiał proporcji i że ten pomnik jest dziwny, bo hełm jest większy od głowy...Debil zapomniał że dziecięcych hełmów nie produkopwali !!!

A już napewno nie niemcy, a wszystkie hełmy powstanców były zdobyczne: w walce lub z niemieckich magazynów.

Takich niedouczonych to nie powinni do głosu dopuszczać w radiu, bo tylko ludzi irytują..