Wednesday, August 28, 2013
A must see movie on the Warsaw uprising.
Once a year on august 1st, the people of Warsaw pay hommage to the fallen heroes that fought for freedom in 1944 during the Warsaw Uprising. The biggest rebellion against German Nazi occupation during WWII cost over 200 000 lives and destruction of the capital.
The Warsaw Uprising was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance Home Army. The rebellion coincided with the retreat... of German forces and the Red Army approaching the eastern suburbs of the city. The Soviet advance stopped short purposely, while Polish resistance against the German forces continued for 63 days with little outside support, and which the Soviets callously but correctly hoped would weaken both sides, and make them both easier pickings for the Red Army.
Now, the movie, which might be a must see in spite of the fact that it's in Polish.
Via the always good Free North Carolina
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The 'controversially' part about the rooshuns 'stopping short' is wrong - they did it INTENTIONALLY - for 2 reasons - 1) to weaken the wehrmacht (less for them to have to kill) and 2) to effectively destroy the resistance (less for them to have to kill). IOW - they allowed the Germans and the Poles to decimate each other.
ReplyDeleteQuite correct. Language modified accordingly.
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