Capital celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. Not all … – Gazeta.pl

Capital celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. Not all … – Gazeta.pl

Punctually at. 17, exactly 70 years after The Hour, a tribute to the insurgents in the capital came the sound of sirens in the streets paused for a minute passers-by, stopped cars and trams. To commemorate the anniversary of the outbreak of the Uprising sirens were heard also in Mazovia 44 cities, including Ciechanów, Kozienice, Ostrołęce, Plock, Pruszkow, Radom, Siedlce and Żyrardow and in many cities throughout the country, including in Krakow, Lodz, Opole, Koszalin, Kolobrzeg and Slupsk.

70 seconds of silence honor the soldiers of the Warsaw Uprising gave away the Polish media. Taking part in the television and radio stations broadcasted the chair. 17 spot “70 seconds for Insurgents”, in which the sounds of silence interspersed archival uprising, recorded 70 years ago on the streets of Warsaw. On the pages of web portals banner appeared prepared to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Uprising. In the action “70 seconds of silence at the 70th anniversary of the Uprising” also joined the Sejm – the hour in the website of the Sejm aired anniversary movie.

“Shame! Thieves! “

About hrs. 17 started the ceremony at the monument of Gloria Victis in the Warsaw Military Powązki. Gathered around the monument include President Bronislaw Komorowski and his wife, Prime Minister Donald Tusk, President of Warsaw, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Metropolitan of Warsaw, Cardinal. Kazimierz Nycz, president of the Association of Warsaw Insurgents Gen. Zbigniew Scibor-Rila. Tribute to those who died fighting the insurgents by veterans who came for the celebration from all over the world, and flocked to Powązki of Warsaw.

Veterans fights every year calling for calm in the cemetery, they do not get calls, however, for everyone. Among the crowd of several years can be heard humming and whistling, especially in moments when insurgents give tribute to the representatives of the state authorities. Also this year, when Powązki attended by President Bronislaw Komorowski, part of the stockpile began to hum, whistle sounded too and immediately after the cry of “silence.” One of the women shouted at Prime Minister Donald Tusk: “disgrace.” When the president and the prime minister left the vicinity of the monument, were heard loud whistling and humming and cheers – including “Thieves”. Some, however, urged gathered about peace and quiet. Leaving the veterans saying goodbye to applause and shouts of “honor and glory to the heroes”.

Sirens and “March Mokotowa”

Exactly the chair. 17 in the cemetery came the sound of a siren. Moments later gathered in silence, standing at attention, a minute of silence commemorated those who 70 years ago took in Warsaw fight. The military band played the Polish national anthem. Laying wreaths preceded by a prayer for the intentions of the insurgents. He refused it, Fr. Commander Janusz Bak. After a volley of honor wreaths by, among others, Bronislaw Komorowski, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Donald Tusk. After the end of the official ceremony – amid applause – wreath by Jaroslaw Kaczynski and PiS MPs.

70 anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising was celebrated in the capital throughout Friday. Morning President Bronislaw Komorowski on military Powązki laid flowers on the graves of Army commander General Tadeusz Komorowski “Bor” and the Vilnius District commander Col. AK. Aleksander Krzyzanowski “Wolf”. Flowers were also in the building at ul. Filtrowa 68 in Warsaw, where on 31 July 1944 the commander of the Warsaw District Army Colonel. Antoni Chrusciel “Monter” signed the order to start the Uprising.

anniversary was celebrated also in Mokotów, where in August and September 1944, secured the insurgents fighting south of Warsaw. Veterans of the fighting, the city authorities of Warsaw and laid wreaths and lit candles at the monument Mokotów fights in 1944 in the capital park Gen. Orlicz-Dreszera. The orchestra has traditionally played a police representative “March Mokotowa”, then walked down the street Puławska gathered in front of the obelisk dedicated to the memory of those killed 119 insurgents of “Towers” on the street Dworkowa. Along the way, marchers laid flowers at the plaque commemorating the creators of the “March Mokotowa” – Miroslaw Jezierski “Ledge”, who wrote the lyrics to this song and John Markowski “Krzysztof”, who was the author of the music.

Adoration of the insurgents environment

To commemorate uprising in the Saski Garden planted a young oak. – Our generation had to be strong as oak. We won thanks to the perseverance and love for our country – said the president of the Association of Warsaw Insurgents Gen. Zbigniew Scibor-Rila, who planted a tree together with the mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz. Tree planted in close proximity to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, where the noon briefing was a ceremonial post of honor.

Warsaw Mayor emphasized: “We give now bow unusual environment of the Warsaw Uprising. Conscious important in the celebrated this year twenty-five years of free Polish and Warsaw Uprising is the older brother, but bloody brother, our peaceful transition, which began 25 years ago. “

Restore the names of the victims of genocide

In the evening, at the cemetery in Wola President Komorowski urged to restore the names of many anonymous, civilian victims of German genocide of the early days of the Warsaw Uprising. In this cemetery are buried more than 100 thousand. people who died during 63 days of fighting in the capital, including many victims of the massacre Will in the first days of August 1944, the President admitted that you can not play all the names, but “every extracted from the depths of oblivion the name will be of great value” .

Komorowski stressed that the capital is a city that during World War II was a battlefield three times – the first European capital resisted the German invaders in 1939, and then twice stood to fight for an insurgent – the 1943 in the Warsaw ghetto and the 1944 uprising ogólnowarszawskim.

About hrs. 21 on the mound Warsaw Uprising bonfire lit Memorial, which will be burned to October 2 – on the surrender of the uprising. For pl. Pilsudski insurgent crowds sang the song.

ONR march without incident

Group nationalists, mostly young people, passed the afternoon with the city center on Will. There laid flowers in front of a plaque commemorating the victims of German atrocities of the first days of the Uprising. The police assured assistance to the proposed demonstration, during which there were no incidents.