Poland marks 80th anniversary of Warsaw Uprising, honoring heroes of doomed fight for freedom

History lesson time.
Why does history repeat?

The Polish and German presidents bowed their heads to the cadence of a military drum as they paid tribute to Poles slaughtered by Nazi Germany during the Warsaw Uprising of 1944

Warsaw’s revolt began Aug. 1, 1944, by the clandestine Home Army, which acted on orders from Poland’s government-in-exile in London.

The aim was to free the capital from German occupiers and take control of the country ahead of the advancing Soviet army. Moscow, intending to rule postwar Poland, withheld help and kept its Red Army positioned on the other side of the Vistula River as the capital bled and burned.

“They were led out of their homes, tenement houses, their homes were set on fire, and they themselves were shot in the streets, and their bodies were burned. Several tons of ashes were collected from the streets and squares of Wola, in order to place them in a common grave,”

The Nazis, with their professional army and superior weaponry, killed 200,000 Polish fighters and civilians and razed the city in revenge.

This is why History must be taught, so it does not repeat.

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Warsaw’s revolt began Aug. 1, 1944, by the clandestine Home Army, which acted on orders from Poland’s government-in-exile in London.

Riight. Poland's government in exile. A bunch of spineless cowards who, instead of defending their country, ran away with their tails between their legs. Like rats leaving the sinking ship. Then from the safety of their cosy offices they organized an irrational and unnecessary uprising, sacrificing the lives of civilians for nothing. I don't know what is there to celebrate so I'm not celebrating.

As for history repeating itself, dunno, probably our "heroic" government will be the first to run away if the worst happens. But let's be optimistic. We have now Ukrainian refugees with their cats and dogs, maybe they will fight for us. We might import Zelensky too if he survives the war.

Taylor Swift, who is giving the first of three concerts Thursday evening in Warsaw, warned her fans on social media not to panic when they hear the sirens.

# Taylor. Maybe point out WHY the memorial sirens will be going off, and how it cannot be allowed to be forgotten.

Shame the allies hung them out to dry, one of the stains on our leadership that decision.

Brave men and women and children.

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History repeats because extremist ideologists (both left and right) cannot believe that those who founded their ideologies were the very same ones who were the biggest villains of history.