The Warsaw Uprising lasted from 1st August to 2nd October 1944 and was the greatest and bloodiest military operation undertaken by any resistance movement in the Second World War. For two months, the superior Nazi forces were held in check by the Polish underground army, the Armia Krajowa (Home Army), many of whom were just teenagers.
Upcoming exhibition in Clapham, London, 3rd November - 7th December 2025.
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The Uprising was fought for 63 days with little outside support. From the 1st of August for 63 days, we'll be publishing previously unseen images each day telling a story of the hardship and struggle of the Polish resistance and many lives that were touched by these events.
Polish British born actress, Rula Lenska, tells the story from the point of view of those who were there with the help of rare archive from Poland, the US and Britain.
With thanks to BBC Archive, first broadcast 04/09/2004. Written and Produced by Julia Rooke, Editor-in-Chief, Maria Balinska for BBC Radio 4.
The exhibition Warsaw Calling commemorates the 80th anniversary of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising. It highlights the courage and resilience of the Polish resistance against Nazi occupation, focusing on the personal stories of fighters and civilians. Organised by the Polish Underground Movement Study Trust with academic partners, the display also explores the significant but lesser-known British links to the uprising.
