Poland would remain as part of the Soviet-aligned Eastern Bloc throughout the Cold War until 1989. The Uprising began on 1 August 1944 as part of a nationwide Operation Tempest, launched at the time of …

Dec 26, 2025 · Warsaw Uprising, (August-October 1944), insurrection in Warsaw during World War II by which Poles unsuccessfully tried to oust the German army and seize control of the city before it was …

On August 1, 1944, the Polish Home Army (Armia Krajowa, AK), a non-Communist underground resistance movement, initiated the Warsaw uprising to liberate the city from the German occupation …

It was not until late July 1944 that the decision had been taken to fight an uprising against the German occupation forces in Warsaw. Prior to that, commanders of the Home Army had no intention of taking …

On Tuesday, 1 August 1944, at 5pm (known by the codename ‘W’ for ‘Wolność’ [freedom]), the Warsaw Uprising erupted. It was one of the most important and, at the same time, the most dramatic events …

Jan 8, 2025 · The Warsaw Uprising, which began on August 1, 1944, was the largest armed revolt against the German occupiers in Europe. For 63 days, soldiers of the Home Army and thousands of …

A history of the Polish underground's heroic and tragic 63-day struggle to liberate World War 2 Warsaw from German occupation told through photos, movie clips, eyewitness accounts, documents, …

Feb 9, 2010 · During World War II, an advance Soviet armored column under General Konstantin Rokossovski reaches the Vistula River along the eastern suburb of Warsaw, prompting Poles in the …

The Warsaw Uprising (Powstanie Warszawskie) was an armed struggle during the Second World War by the Polish Home Army (Armia Krajowa) to liberate Warsaw from German occupation and Nazi …

Jul 18, 2024 · The Warsaw Uprising of 1944 – one of the largest acts of military resistance in Europe during the Second World War – was an attempt to liberate Warsaw from Nazi Germany’s brutal …