187. Battleground '44 - The Warsaw Uprising (part 1)

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🗓️ 14 August 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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What was behind the Polish resistance's decision to launch the Warsaw uprising? In the first of a two part series on one of the most brutal and bloody events of the second world war, Saul is joined by friend of the show Roger Moorhouse who shares his vast knowledge on the subject. Together they discuss, the motivations, the reasoning, and the timing behind the uprising. Who some of the key figures in the story were and the Polish resistance as a whole. If you have any thoughts or questions, you can send them to - [email protected] Producer: James Hodgson X (Twitter): @PodBattleground Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:18.2	Today we're discussing the lead-up to the Warsaw Uprising, which began on the 1st of August
1:22.9	1944 around 80 years ago. The uprising by the underground Polish Home Army against the German garrison was one of the most heroic but ultimately tragic episodes of the war.
1:34.4	It lasted for 63 days and ultimately resulted in the deaths of up to 16,000 Polish fighters and a further 150,000 civilians.
1:44.0	Some say, Roger, don't they, up to 200,000 civilians.
1:47.6	Yeah, yeah. It's huge figures, huge figures. I mean, so it's hard to get your head around,
1:52.6	really, isn't it? I know the scale of the Second World War in terms of what else is happening in
1:56.5	the Holocaust, of course, is the, you know, the biggest single claimer of life, or at least the
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