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🇵🇱 During the #WarsawUprising1944 the Poles raised up against the German occupiers. The battle was extremely violent and ended with the destruction of Warsaw, known at this time as the "Paris of the East".
One of the most epic and tragic moment in European history
One of the most epic and tragic moment in European history
If you want to understand why Poles raised up, you must first understand the context.
After the Nazi Germany invasion, Poland had the biggest resistance movement in Europe, it was structured as an underground state (military and civilian structures) and a government in exile
After the Nazi Germany invasion, Poland had the biggest resistance movement in Europe, it was structured as an underground state (military and civilian structures) and a government in exile
The occupation of Poland was extremely brutal, something we cannot really imagine today.
Hans Franck, the German governor declared that:
"If I wanted to hang posters about every seven shot Poles, then Poland would not have enough forests to produce paper for such posters"
Hans Franck, the German governor declared that:
"If I wanted to hang posters about every seven shot Poles, then Poland would not have enough forests to produce paper for such posters"
