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Upload Time: 2007-04-14 17:02:19
User: Rogvist
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The Warsaw Uprising (Powstanie Warszawskie) was a World War II struggle by the Polish Home Army (Armia Krajowa) to liberate Warsaw from German occupation. The Uprising began on August 1, 1944, as part of a nationwide rebellion, Operation Tempest. It was intended to last for only a few days until the Soviet Army would reach the city. The Soviet advance stopped short, however, while Polish resistance against the German forces continued for 63 days (until October 2).
The Uprising began at a crucial juncture as the Soviet Army was approaching Warsaw. The Uprising's chief objective was to drive the German occupiers from the city, helping with the larger fight against the Axis. Secondary political objectives were to liberate Warsaw before the Red Army arrived, so as to underscore Polish sovereignty, and to undo the Allied division of Central Europe into spheres of influence. Polish authorities were to reappear in liberated Warsaw and challenge the Soviet puppet government that was to rule Poland.
By September 16, 1944, Soviet forces had reached a point a few hundred metres from the city, across the Vistula River, but they made no further headway during the Uprising leading to allegations that Stalin had wanted the insurrection to fail.
Polish losses amounted to 18,000 soldiers killed and 25,000 wounded, in addition to between 120,000 and 200,000 civilian deaths, mostly from mass murders conducted by retreating German troops. German casualties totalled over 17,000 soldiers killed and over 9,000 wounded. During the urban combat approximately 25% of Warsaw's buildings were destroyed. Following the surrender of Polish forces on October 2, German troops systematically burned the city block by block. Together with earlier damage suffered in 1939 and during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (1943), over 85% of the city had been destroyed. By January 1945, when the Soviets finally entered the city, Warsaw had practically ceased to exist.
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"Gdzie Są Kwiaty"
"Warszawskie Dzieci"
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ferdovit ::: Favorites 2008-01-15 20:19:24
Armia Krajowa (the Home Army), abbreviated "AK," was the dominant Polish resistance movement in World War II German-occupied Poland. formed in 1942 from Union for Armed Struggle it was disbanded in 1945, when Polish territory had largely been cleared of German forces by the advancing Soviet Red Army. AK with over 400,000 members, was by far the largest Polish underground resistance movement, and the world's largest.
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Rogvist ::: Favorites 2008-01-13 05:12:52
AL & BCH were not a majority of Polish underground.
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chokar123 ::: Favorites 2008-01-13 05:09:59
Majority of Polish underground was People's Army (AL) and Peasants' Battalions (BCH). AK (Home Army) was small organisation which was fighting against new system after 1945. I don't praise NKWD but look at the peasants whose recieved own ground. etc...
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chokar123 ::: Favorites 2008-01-13 05:09:18
...continuation...
The decision was wrong and the Polish nation was punished- 200 thousands civils killed. The was a point to show how Polish scouts are courageous? Look inside the problems. Firstly- we started the riot. Secondly- Red Army containing also Polish soldiers was stopped...
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mikolajoskierko ::: Favorites 2008-01-12 20:21:29
"We've weaken the German forces in 1939"
If you`r talking about Brits weaking Germans in `39 it must be some joke, RAF bombed Germans... with propaganda flyers. No fucking real aid to fighting Poland, neither any important attack on Germany before D-day.
If you`r talking about air forces in `39 our pilots destroyed 36-40% luftwaffe (check if you don`t belive), somehow they could came to Britain to help you, were best pilots in RAF.
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