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Accounts of the Events |
The Warsaw Uprising - 1.VIII.1944: An assertion of sovereignty and hope.
info-poland.../exhib/warsaw/index.html |
a series of slides |
An annotated exhibit of photographs from the uprising |
The Warsaw Uprising: August 1, 1944 - October 2, 1944
info-poland.../classroom/pajak.html |
2,100 words |
An overview of the uprising divided into seven periods:
Days before the uprising - July, 1944; August 1-4; August 5-12; August 12
- September 2; September 6-11; September 16-30; October 2; The aftermath.
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Warsaw Uprising 1944
warsawuprising.com |
79 webpages |
An extensive website providing a timeline-essay of the Uprising (2,710 words), ten galleries of historic photos divided by topic; eight movies, four songs from the Uprising, and a 2,700-word FAQ section. |
The Warsaw Rising
polandinexile.com/rising.htm |
1,626 words |
The website discusses the prelude to the Warsaw Rising, the
Home Army's Operation Burza (Storm or Tempest), the rising itself, and provides
the statistics of the Allied Air-bridge. |
The Warsaw Uprising
princeton.edu/~poland/uprising |
1,612 words |
The website features pages about the antecedents of the uprising
and the events of August 1944, as well as maps of the front in the environs
of Warsaw in mid-August and on September 24, 1944 and the areas of Warsaw
controlled by the Polish Home Army on August 5 and September 26, 1944. Several
other intended pages are unavailable. |
| German Crimes in Poland |
16,235 words total
570 words
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6,650 words
8,365 words |
The website reproduces pages from German Crimes in
Poland, published by the Central Commission for Investigation of German
Crimes in Poland. Warsaw, 1946
Part I: Crimes committed in the Marie Curie-Sklodowska Radium Institute; Crimes in Other Hospitals; How the civilian population was murdered
Part II: Evacuation of the inhabitants; Living barricades of Poles; Burning Corpses; Crimes at Marymont; Executions in the Market Halls; Crimes at Praga; Crimes in the centre of the city; Executions in the Opera-House
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Historical Analyses of the Political Aspects |
The Warsaw Rising, 1944:Perception and Reality
warsawuprising.com/doc/chodakiewicz1.pdf |
21 pages |
An article by historian Marek Jan Chodakiewicz occasioned by the interst of CNN in making a documentary about the Rising. |
Britain and the Warsaw Rising
polishresistance-ak.org/20%20Article.htm |
2,010 words |
An analysis by Prof. Norman Davies of British actions and inactions in the context of the Warsaw Uprising. The article is precede in the series by one entitled The German view of Warsaw Rising 1944 and a second one entitled political The British and the Home Army. |
The Polish Question and the Warsaw Rising
chipmunk.uvm.edu.../histrev/...BookTextView... |
7,260 words |
A scholarly analysis of the Yalta antecedents, of the Warsaw Uprising as a Polish reason of state. amd the beginnig of the Cold War as defined by the Soviet refusal to allow the Allies to provide military help the insurgents. |
The Warsaw Uprising
ucis.pitt.edu/eehistory/.../Topic4-R2.html |
1,925 words |
Selected passagespages (pp. 187-193) from The Polish Underground State: A Guide to the Underground, 1939-1945 by Stefan Korbonski,
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The Warsaw Uprising of 1944. Why Did it Fail?
newman.baruch.cuny.edu/.../stankiewicz_1996.htm |
8,400 words |
An undergraduate honors thesis that takes a longer view of
the reasons for the uprising and its failure. |
Warsaw's failed uprising still divides
newsvote.bbc.co.uk/.../world/europe/3527848.stm |
760 words |
A BBC August 2, 2004 report on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the beginnign of the uprising. cached |
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Diary Entries |
As the "W" hour approaches.
info-poland.../exhib/warsaw/K-1.html |
875 words |
August 1, 1944 diary entry by Maria Krystyna Bankowska, a member in the Underground Army's Women Service, recorded in the hours leading up to the start of the Uprising |
Women couriers brave German fire
info-poland.../exhib/warsaw/tw.html |
420 words |
The third day of the Uprising. Diary of a woman Liason Officer delivering dispatches |
The Cathedral of St. John collapsed to-day
info-poland.../exhib/warsaw/lb.html |
180 words |
The 15th day of the Uprising. Destruction of the historic Old Town as recorded by a resident of |
Women delivering ammunition through the sewers
info-poland.../exhib/warsaw/tw2.html |
215 words |
The 21st day of the Uprising. Women combatants supplying isolated units via the sewers. |
Shelled by German Artillery
info-poland.../exhib/warsaw/tl.html |
235 words |
The 29th day of the Uprising. Human toll of the bombardment as recorded by a resident |
Evacuation through the sewers
info-poland.../exhib/warsaw/tw1.html |
360 words |
The 32nd day of the Uprising. Isolated units are evacutated through the sewers guided woman combatant |
Attacks decimate the civilian population
info-poland.../exhib/warsaw/lb1.html |
225 words |
The 50th day of the Uprising. The civilian population experiences calamity. Diary entry written by a Warsaw resident |
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Personal Accounts |
I was 16 at the time
info-poland.../exhib/warsaw/wg.html |
1,275 words |
The Recollections of Witold Górski: In the Conspiracy; A wretched death; Gasoline filled bottles; Shipped to Auschwitz |
"You will be lame, but you won't die."
info-poland.../exhib/warsaw/kf.html |
2,045 words |
The Recollections of Krystyna Fundalinska: A patriotic heritage; A Polish flag; Wounded; The Aftermath |
I checked and rechecked my aim
info-poland.../exhib/warsaw/kt.html |
1,505 words |
The Recollections of Karol Tomaszewski: Hit; Again in action; Through the sewers; To the POW camp at Lamsdorf |
| Uprising Starts and Six Weeks Later |
1315 words |
Excerpts from Chapter 5 of Thirteen Is My Lucky Number, a
1996 book of WWII experiences by Bill C. Biega |
John Damski Tells his Story
humboldt.edu/.../damski/johndstory6.html |
2109 words |
Two segments from the diary of John Damski recounting his
experiences during the Warsaw Uprising |
IV Battle Group "Gurt"
thornb2b.co.uk/Poland_at_War/.../GURT_Home.htm |
60 photographs |
A collection of photographs of varying qulity from the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 |
Boy messenger remembers uprising
newsvote.bbc.co.uk/.../uk/3937155.stm |
1,260 words |
A BBC August 1, 2004 recounting of the story of a participant in the Warsaw uprising of 1944. cached |
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Book Reviews |
The Warsaw Rising of 1944
jstor.org/view/.../di951392/95p01222/0 |
750 words |
Review of The Warsaw Rising of 1944 a 1974 book by Jan M. Ciechanowski
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Lest we forget
books.guardian.co.uk/review/story...1079371,00.html |
1,110 words |
Excerpts of the Guardian's review of Rising '44 - The Battle for Warsaw by Norman Davies |
Rising '44: Betraying Warsaw
polishculture-nyc.org/rising44_more.htm |
820 words |
Carlo d'Este's New York Times review of Rising '44 - The Battle for Warsaw by Norman Davies as excerpted by the Polish Cultural Institute. cached
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The doomed revolution
telegraph.co.uk/arts/.../bodav12.xml |
975 words |
The Sunday Telegraph's review of Rising '44 - The Battle for Warsaw by Norman Davies. Registration (free) required for viewing. |
War and Remembrance - Red Army Rising
washingtonpost.com/.../A61897-2004May27.html |
590 words |
Washington Post's review of Rising '44 - The Battle for Warsaw by Norman Davies. Under the subtitle "Red Army Rising" it is the second of four reviews on linked webpage |
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Memorials, Musea ... |
Photos: Warsaw Uprising Memorial
fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/.../WRUP.htm |
7 photographs, 635 words |
The website features photos of the Warsaw Uprising monument
which stands in Warsaw's Krasinski Square, a site of fierce fighting during
the 1944 Uprising against the German occupiers. It also features an extended
description of the Warsaw Uprising from a plaque at the monument site. |
Warsaw Uprising Museum
1944.pl/index.php?id=151 |
36 Webpages |
Website of the Museum being built in Warsaw and scheduled to be open for the 60th anniversary of the Uprising. The website gives details of the competitions for the design of the museum and its exhibition, also progress in the museums creation as well as galleries of photographs. |
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CNN websites related to Warsaw Rising a 'CNN Presents' documentary |
Warsaw Rising
cgi.cnn.com/CNN/.../index.warsaw.html |
one page |
Title Page; Three Popups are available on the page: The Story; TIMELINE - The Rebellion; and QUIZ - Learn more about the uprising |
'Warsaw Rising: Forgotten Soldiers of WWII
us.cnn.com/2004/.../warsaw.rising/ |
450 words |
Introduces 'CNN Presents' special which was aired on June 6, 2004 as one of two programs marking the 60th anniversary of D-Day. |
Warsaw Rising
cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0406/06/cp.00.html |
5,575 words |
Transcript of documentary |
CNN Presents Classroom Edition Warsaw Rising
cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/2004/...warsaw.rising/ |
2.010 words |
Educator Guide |
The Story
cgi.cnn.com/CNN/.../warsaw.rising/.../the.story... |
7 pages |
Piecemeal introduction with visuals and accompanying text. |
Timeline
cgi.cnn.com/CNN/.../timeline.warsaw... |
15 pages |
1939 -1945: visuals and annotations regarding events before, during and after the Rising. |
Quiz
cgi.cnn.com/CNN/.../warsaw.rising/.../quiz... |
5 pages |
Multiple chioce questions based on the "CNN Presents" video. |
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America Radio Works websites related to Red Runs the Vistula: The Warsaw Uprising of 1944 a one hour documentary |
Red Runs the Vistula
americanradioworks.publicradio.org/.../warsaw |
10,800 words
1 hour audio |
The Warsaw Uprising of 1944 |
Warsaw Uprising - 1944
indicates link is to a website in Polish