Poland commemorates 80th anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

On Wednesday at noon, the main ceremonies commemorating the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began in Warsaw in front of the Monument to the Heroes of the Ghetto, attended by, among others, Polish President Andrzej Duda, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, and representatives of Jewish communities. The ceremony includes speeches by the presidents of Poland, Israel, and Germany, as well as a wreath-laying ceremony.

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began on April 19, 1943, and was the first urban uprising against the Nazis in occupied Europe. The poorly armed Jewish fighters of the Jewish Fighting Organization and the Jewish Military Union resisted the German forces for almost a month, but ultimately the Germans systematically destroyed the ghetto. The fighting continued in May and June by small groups of fighters.

Source: PAP