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Warsaw 1944 - Poland's Bid for Freedom

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Campaign Series - World War II - Eastern Front


Product Info

Title
Warsaw 1944 - Poland's Bid for Freedom
Publisher
Category
Author
Robert Forczyk
Publish Year
2009
Pages
96
Dimensions
8.5x10x.33"
NKG Part #
2147393780
MFG. Part #
OSPCAM205
Type
Softcover
Series
CAM205

Description

Defeated and occupied in 1939, Poland had suffered under the Nazi heel for nearly five years. Undaunted, however, the Poles formed an underground army, the Armia Krajowa (Home Army), and waited for a moment of German weakness. That moment seemed to have arrived in July 1944 as the Soviet armies began to advance into eastern Poland. The AK launched its revolt in Warsaw on 1 August 1944. Though its 5,000 fighters achieved some initial successes, the Germans were able to retain control over both the Vistula River bridges and the airbase, dooming the revolt to isolation and defeat. The SS was put in charge of suppressing the rebellion, beginning a wave of atrocities shocking even by Eastern Front standards.

Contents:

Origins of the campaign
Chronology
Opposing leaders
Opposing forces
Opposing plans
The battle for Warsaw
Aftermath
The battlefield today
Bibliography
Index