Warsaw Uprising
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The Warsaw Uprising (Template:Lang-pl) was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance Home Army (Template:Lang-pl) to liberate Warsaw from Nazi Germany. The rebellion was timed to coincide with the Soviet Union's Red Army approaching the eastern suburbs of the city and the retreat of German forces.<ref name=sb/> However, the Soviet advance stopped short, enabling the Germans to regroup and demolish the city while defeating the Polish resistance, which fought for 63 days with little outside support. The Uprising was the largest single military effort taken by any European resistance movement of World War II.
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See also
- Kanał
- Kraków Uprising (1944)
- Cross of the Warsaw Uprising
- Ochota massacre
- Polish contribution to World War II
- Powstanie Warszawskie (album)
- Anglo-Polish Radio
- Robinson Crusoes of Warsaw
- Karl-Gerät – A super-heavy howitzer used against the uprising
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