Warsaw Uprising

Old suitcase containing Warsaw Uprising letters from a daughter to her mother found in pile of rubbish

Discovered lying outside an apartment block alongside belongings to be taken to a rubbish dump, the suitcase and its contents were handed over the Warsaw Uprising Museum. Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego

Discovered lying outside an apartment block alongside belongings to be taken to a rubbish dump, the suitcase and its contents were handed over the Warsaw Uprising Museum.

New Pilecki film is most expensive Polish production for 12 years

VIDEO: Taking nearly 10 years to make and premiering on Friday this week, actor Przemysław Wyszyński who stars as Witold Pilecki told TFN: “It's a wonderful film about mankind, about people who did remarkable things in the name of their ideals and the truth they knew.”

Warsaw Uprising’s most important radio station marks anniversary of first broadcast

Named after the Polish navy’s celebrated destroyer, the station’s name Radiostacja Błyskawica was chosen to reflect the country’s indefatigable fighting spirit and its undying strength.

Polish capital pays tribute to 1944 heroic act of resistance

Sirens wailed throughout Warsaw at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, the exact time of the August 1, 1944, outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising against the city's Nazi German occupiers, to mark the revolt's 79th anniversary.

Duda says all Warsaw citizens were heroes of 1944 uprising

Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, has praised the courage of the citizens of Warsaw who either fought against the Germans in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, or supported the insurgents and suffered for it.

Warsaw Uprising commemorations held in Polish capital

The Polish capital on Tuesday commenced observances marking the 79th anniversary of the city's revolt against Nazi-German occupiers during WWII.

Extraordinary collection of rare photos capture the horror and destruction of the Warsaw Uprising

At exactly 5pm today, Warsaw will come to a stop to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising. For 63 days, the city rose up against German occupation in a bid for freedom. One of those documenting the day-to-day realities was accidental photographer  Eugeniusz Haneman.

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Warsaw Uprising should teach us how to take care of Poland says Duda

Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, has said that the Warsaw Uprising should be seen as a lesson telling us how to take care of the homeland.

Warsaw Uprising commemorations held in Polish capital

President Andrzej Duda and Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski met on Sunday with a group of insurgents as part of commemorative events to mark the upcoming 79th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising.

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