Old Town

Old town: aug 9 – sept 2: After the initial attack by the Armia Krajowa, The Germans began to reinforce Warsaw with tanks, infantry and an armored train. After the capture of Wola and the Jewish Ghetto the German commander, …

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Old town: aug 9 – sept 2: After the initial attack by the Armia Krajowa, The Germans began to reinforce Warsaw with tanks, infantry and an armored train. After the capture of Wola and the Jewish Ghetto the German commander, general Von dem Bach decided to capture “The old town next to form a wedge between polish troops and to reach the vistula to hold off an eventual Russian offensive. The old town contained many medieval houses and was heavily barricaded. Due to fierce house to house fighting and artillery, many fires broke out in the old houses. Polish troop fought a bitter fight on their barricades, the Royal castle and the town hall. Eventually the superior numbers became overwhelming and they retreated to the city centre via the sewers.

Warsaw, Poland

The Warsaw Uprising was a major World War II operation, in the summer of 1944, by the Polish underground Resistance, led by the Polish Resistance Home Army, to liberate Warsaw from German occupation. The uprising was timed to coincide with the retreat of the German forces from Poland ahead of the Soviet advance. While approaching the eastern suburbs of the city, the Red Army temporarily halted combat operations, enabling the Germans to regroup and defeat the Polish Resistance and to destroy the city in retaliation. The Uprising was fought for 63 days with little outside support. It was the single largest military effort taken by any European Resistance movement during World War II.

Wikipedia: Warsaw Uprising

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