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Warsaw Uprising
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The Warsaw Uprising, sometimes referred to as the August Uprising, or the Battle of Warsaw, was a major World War II operation by the Polish underground resistance to liberate Warsaw from German occup
A captured German Sd.Kfz. 251 from the 5th SS Panzer Division, being used by the 8th "Krybar" Regiment. Furthest right; commander Adam Dewicz "Grey Wo
A captured German Sd.Kfz. 251 from the 5th SS Panzer Division, being used by the 8th "Krybar" Regiment. Furthest right; commander Adam Dewicz "Grey Wolf", 14 August 1944.
The Old Town in flames during the Warsaw Uprising
The Old Town in flames during the Warsaw Uprising
Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski, commander of the Polish Home Army
Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski, commander of the Polish Home Army
Weapons used by the resistance, including the Błyskawica submachine gun – one of very few weapons designed and mass-produced covertly in occupied Euro
Weapons used by the resistance, including the Błyskawica submachine gun – one of very few weapons designed and mass-produced covertly in occupied Europe.
Destruction of Warsaw
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The destruction of Warsaw was Nazi Germany's razing of the city in late 1944, after the 1944 Warsaw Uprising of the Polish resistance. The uprising infuriated German leaders, who decided to destroy th
Warsaw Uprising
…approaching the eastern suburbs of the city, the Red Army halted combat operations, enabling the Germans to regroup and defeat the Polish resistance and to destroy the city in retaliation. The Uprising was fought for 63 days with little outside support. It was the single largest military effort taken by any European resistance movement…
German Brandkommando (Burning Detachment) burning a building in Warsaw. Taken on Leszno street.
German Brandkommando (Burning Detachment) burning a building in Warsaw. Taken on Leszno street.
Command hierarchy of Germany forces realizing Warsaw's destruction (drawing by Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski during 1945–46 Nuremberg Trials).
Command hierarchy of Germany forces realizing Warsaw's destruction (drawing by Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski during 1945–46 Nuremberg Trials).
Plan for Neue deutsche Stadt Warschau ("New German city of Warsaw")
Plan for Neue deutsche Stadt Warschau ("New German city of Warsaw")