Warsaw Uprising
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The Warsaw Uprising was a major 1944 armed insurrection by the Polish resistance against Nazi German occupation, aiming to liberate Warsaw before the Soviet advance.
Aliases (6)
- Warsaw Uprising of 1944 ×2
- Battle for Warsaw 1944 ×1
- Operation Tempest – Warsaw phase ×1
- Warsaw Uprising 1944 ×1
- Warsaw Uprising forces ×1
- Warsaw Uprising of 1944 (separate Polish resistance uprising) ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish resistance operation
→
World War II battle → armed insurrection → urban uprising → |
| aim |
establishing Polish sovereignty before Soviet arrival
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liberation of Warsaw from German occupation → |
| civilianCasualties |
approximately 150,000–200,000 killed
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| codeName |
Operation Tempest – Warsaw phase
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| commandedBy |
Antoni Chruściel
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Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski → |
| commemoratedBy |
Warsaw Uprising Monument
→
Warsaw Uprising Museum → |
| commemoratedOn |
Warsaw Uprising Remembrance Day
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| consequence |
destruction of Warsaw
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expulsion of surviving population from Warsaw → mass civilian casualties → |
| country |
Poland
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| endDate |
1944-10-02
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| estimatedStrength |
about 25,000–50,000 Polish resistance fighters
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tens of thousands of German troops and auxiliaries → |
| followedBy |
systematic German destruction of Warsaw
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| hasKeyEvent |
capitulation agreement signed on 1944-10-02
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capture of Wola and Ochota districts by German forces → massacres of civilians in Wola → |
| historicalSignificance |
major episode in Polish–Soviet postwar relations
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symbol of Polish resistance against Nazi occupation → |
| locatedIn |
General Government
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Nazi-occupied Poland → |
| location |
Warsaw
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|
| militaryCasualties |
tens of thousands of Polish fighters killed, wounded or missing
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thousands of German soldiers killed or missing → |
| notablyAffectedBy |
halt of the Red Army on the Vistula River
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limited Soviet support → |
| opponent |
German police units
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Nazi Germany → SS → Wehrmacht → |
| opposedBy |
Adolf Hitler
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Heinrich Himmler → |
| organizedBy |
Home Army
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Polish Underground State → |
| partOf |
European theatre of World War II
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World War II → |
| precededBy |
Operation Tempest in eastern Poland
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|
| result |
German military victory
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capitulation of Home Army forces in Warsaw → |
| startDate |
1944-08-01
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| supportedBy |
Polish government-in-exile
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Royal Air Force supply missions → United States Army Air Forces supply missions → |
Referenced by (27)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
AK
→
Home Army → Home Army → Polish Underground State → |
notableOperation |
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Warsaw Uprising Monument
→
Warsaw Uprising Monument → Warsaw Uprising Monument → |
commemorates |
|
Antoni Chruściel
→
German occupation of Poland → |
notableEvent |
|
Antoni Chruściel
→
Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski → |
participantIn |
|
Lwów Uprising (1944)
→
Warsaw–Praga offensive → |
relatedEvent |
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Krasinski Square
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associatedWithEvent |
|
Warsaw Uprising
("Operation Tempest – Warsaw phase")
→
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codeName |
|
Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski
("Warsaw Uprising forces")
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commanded |
|
Bór
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conflict |
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Warsaw Uprising Museum
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dedicatedTo |
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Polish Army
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engagedIn |
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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
("Warsaw Uprising of 1944 (separate Polish resistance uprising)")
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followedBy |
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AK
("Warsaw Uprising of 1944")
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foughtIn |
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World War II
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hasPart |
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Warsaw
("Warsaw Uprising 1944")
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|
hostedEvent |
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Zygmunt Berling
("Battle for Warsaw 1944")
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involvedIn |
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Warsaw
("Warsaw Uprising of 1944")
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knownFor |
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Bór
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participatedIn |
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Poles
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uprising |