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Warsaw Uprising; Part of Operation Tempest of the Polish Resistance and the Eastern Front of World War II: Clockwise from top left: Civilians construct an anti-tank ditch in Wola district; German anti-tank gun in Theatre Square; Home Army soldier defending a barricade; Ruins of Bielańska Street; Insurgents leave the city ruins after surrendering to German forces; Allied transport planes ...
The Warsaw Uprising began with simultaneous coordinated attacks at 17:00 hours on August 1, 1944 (W-hour). The uprising was intended to last a few days until Soviet forces arrived; however, this never happened, and the Polish forces had to fight almost without any outside assistance.
1943 - April–May: Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Warsaw Uprising. 1944 Subcamp of the Oflag 73 prisoner-of-war camp for officers established by the Germans in Praga. [36] 27 July: German Festung Warschau established. August–October: Warsaw Uprising against German occupation. [37] 1 August: Execution at Powązkowska Street perpetrated by the Germans.
The history of Warsaw spans over 1400 years. ... 1704, 1705), War of the Polish Succession, Warsaw Uprising ... Timeline of Warsaw; References
This is a timeline of Polish history, ... Warsaw Uprising begins October 2: Warsaw Uprising ends 1945: January 26: Przyszowice massacre: February 11: Yalta Conference ...
The Warsaw Uprising was launched by the Polish Home Army on August 1, 1944, as part of Operation Tempest. In response, under orders from Heinrich Himmler, Warsaw was kept under ceaseless barrage by Nazi artillery and air power for sixty-three days and nights by Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski. [citation needed]
The siege of Warsaw in 1939 was fought between the Polish Warsaw Army (Polish: Armia Warszawska, Armia Warszawa) garrisoned and entrenched in Warsaw and the invading German Army. [ 1 ] : 70–78 It began with huge aerial bombardments initiated by the Luftwaffe starting on September 1, 1939 following the German invasion of Poland .
This is a chronological list of wars in which Poland or its predecessor states of took an active part, extending from the reign of Mieszko I (960–992) to the present. This list does not include peacekeeping operations (such as UNPROFOR, UNTAES or UNMOP), humanitarian missions or training missions supported by the Polish Armed Forces.