WATCH: Every August 1st, at 5pm sirens sound across Warsaw
Every August 1st, at 5 pm, sirens sound across Warsaw to commemorate the outbreak of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising. 250,000 Poles were killed in the 63-day-long uprising against the Germans.
Visegrád 24 01.08.2025
81 years ago, on August 1, 1944, 30,000 soldiers of the Polish Home Army attacked the German occupying forces in Warsaw.
The city comes to a standstill for a minute to honor the fallen.
250,000 Poles were killed in the 63-day-long uprising against the Germans.
Warsaw’s population fell from 1 million to 5000. 90% of the city’s buildings were razed to the ground.
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