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80th anniversary of Warsaw Uprising

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Young men climbed up on a public toilet and waved flags and lit flares during the alert at 5pm local time in Warsaw. Smoke surrounds them and other people and a flare can be seen too.

Young men climbed on a public toilet in the centre of Warsaw this afternoon to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising.

At 5pm, sirens rang out and suddenly red flares were lit as a large cargo plane flew overhead. Smoke from the flares filled the air, and it got noticeably cooler as the sun was temporarily blocked.

Polish flags fly as they are surrounded by smoke from flares
Photo by my teenager who was there with me.

The flares and smoke cleared within minutes, and a commanding voice in Polish continued to talk to the massive crowd.

A military service attended by uniformed soldiers and two elderly people, one in a wheelchair.

Earlier in the day, we observed a simple military service. Two elderly people were there, and it’s obviously about the Uprising, but if anyone recognises them, I’d love to know more.

This episode of Dan Snow’s History Hits podcast does a great job covering what happened when Poles rose up against heir Nazi occupiers 80 years ago today. I found a Reddit thread about it too.

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