I missed yesterday’s anniversary of the start of the Warsaw Uprising but I still want to talk about it for a bit.
The heroes of the Polish Armia Krajowa organized this massive uprising to liberate Warsaw from the Nazis. The Poles timed it to coincide with the approach of the Soviet troops, relying on their help.
But Stalin gave orders to stop the advance of the Red Army to let Hitler wipe out the Polish resistance. This was the uprising that the Soviets had encouraged and promised to support. But of course they lied. Stalin wanted to control Poland and he didn’t need any uppity Poles thinking they can rise up against tyrannies.
For 63 days the uprising raged. Nazis murdered between 150,000 and 200,000 civilians while the Soviet troops snickered in the distance.
After the Nazis were done, the Soviets moved in and took Warsaw, almost razing it to the ground in the process.
The surviving leaders of the anti-Nazi uprising were sent to Moscow and put on trial.
They were charged with being Nazi collaborators.
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It might not surprise you, but it would definitely surprise some people who don’t know this part of Europe that official rememberances, while they have a solemn aspect, are often also full of life and a kind of exuberance that’s very much not tragic.
A few years ago there was a very big outdoor concert in the middle of Warsaw featuring songs from the uprising many of which are humorous and/or very uplifting.
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That’s definitely surprising and interesting to me.
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The end of the uprising was incredibly tragic but observances also are very much about life going on. The country (ultimately) survived and Warsaw was rebuilt, painstakingly in some cases (like the old town).
Even the veterans (not many left now) who are all venerated don’t dwell on the most tragic elements but mostly talk about what’s going on now in the country (either for or against the current government).
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That’s probably a much healthier take than dwelling on the grievances and horrors of the past. No wonder Poland is developing so well.
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Not surprising that Poland is arming to the teeth. From what I’ve read they’re wanting to purchase 500 mobile rocket launchers like HIMARS. That’s enough to annihilate any invading army.
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