Started on August 1, 1944, the Warsaw Uprising was an armied action against Nazi occupation that lasted 63 days and costed the lives of 18,000 Polish Home Army soldiers (25,000 wounded) and over 250,000 civilians. Warsaw was destroyed in 85% percent. The bodies of underground soldiers were later buried on Powazki Cemetery, Warsaw. The Warsaw Uprising monument was built on Krasinski Square in 1989.
Started on August 1, 1944, the Warsaw Uprising was an armied action against Nazi occupation that lasted 63 days and costed the lives of 18,000 Polish Home Army soldiers (25,000 wounded) and over 250,000 civilians. Warsaw was destroyed in 85% percent. The bodies of underground soldiers were later buried on Powazki Cemetery, Warsaw. The Warsaw Uprising monument was built on Krasinski Square in 1989.
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