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Warsaw in World War II

  • Siege of Warsaw (1939)The German Luftwaffe began its unrestricted aerial bombardment of Warsaw on the 1st of September 1939. This campaign targeted both military facilities and…
  • Warsaw UprisingOn the 1st of August 1944, the Polish Home Army launched Operation Tempest in Warsaw. This decision came after months of planning and political maneuvering…
  • Vistula–Oder offensiveIn the wake of Operation Bagration, Soviet forces secured two bridgeheads west of the Vistula river between the 27th of July and the 4th of August 1944.