The Battles for Warsaw (early)

The uprising of freedom fighters of the Polish Home Army in Warsaw, which began on this date, appeared at first to be headed for ultimate, if hard-won, success. Home Army units in Warsaw amounted to 34,000 men and 4,000 women, …

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The uprising of freedom fighters of the Polish Home Army in Warsaw, which began on this date, appeared at first to be headed for ultimate, if hard-won, success. Home Army units in Warsaw amounted to 34,000 men and 4,000 women, and forces in the surrounding area added another 11,000. However, an almost equivalent German garrison of around 40,000 men was better equipped, with ready-made defenses and greater recourse to reinforcements from outside the combat area.

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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