Top 10 questions about the Warsaw Uprising - part 1

History | Heart of Poland

P. A. Ney July 19, 2019

Top 10 questions about the Warsaw Uprising - part 1. P. A. Ney/TFN

Our host Patrick Ney met up with Aleksandra Duda, a guide at the Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego to discover what historians have called, 'one of the greatest tragedies of the Second World War.'

Discover:

- Why did the Warsaw Uprising take place?

- Who fought in the Warsaw Uprising?

- Why did the commanders of the Warsaw Uprising choose the 1st of August, 17.00?

- What did the Warsaw Uprising look like?

- Why did Hitler order Warsaw to be wiped of the map?

Tags: Warsaw Uprising, Warsaw Uprising Museum

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