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German soldiers fighting the Polish resistance at Theater Square in Warsaw, September 1944. In late July 1944 the German units stationed in and around Warsaw were divided into three categories. The first and the most numerous was the garrison of Warsaw. As of 31 July, it numbered some 11,000 troops under General Rainer Stahel.
- 1 August – 2 October 1944, (63 days)
12 de abr. de 2024 · 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 occupied by the advancing Soviet army. The uprising’s failure allowed the pro-Soviet Polish administration,
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On October 2, 1944, the uprising ended. The number of victims exceeded 180,000 people. More than 11,000 AK soldiers were captured as prisoners of war, including “Bór” and “Monter.”. Soviet troops resumed their offensive much later, taking over devastated Warsaw on January 17, 1945.
The Vistula–Oder offensive ( Russian: Висло-Одерская операция, romanized : Vislo-Oderskaya operatsiya) was a Red Army operation on the Eastern Front in the European theatre of World War II in January 1945. The army made a major advance into German -held territory, capturing Kraków, Warsaw and Poznań.
- 12 January – 2 February 1945
- Soviet and Polish troops advanced into most of the pre-war Polish territory
20 de sept. de 2013 · The Warsaw uprising begins. On August 1, 1944, the Polish Home Army (Armia Krajowa; AK), a non-Communist underground resistance army with units stationed throughout German-occupied Poland, rose against the German occupation authorities in an effort to liberate Warsaw.
30 de oct. de 2004 · Battle and Betrayal. The Home Army offensive began in the afternoon of August 1, 1944. The uprising was expected to last about a week and was seen largely as a “mopping-up” operation. This turned out to be a miscalculation. The Germans decided to make a stand and defend “fortress” Warsaw as the Soviets halted their offensive.
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 in the history of the city. Though planned to take a few days, it lasted over two months.
