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1st August 1944: Warsaw Uprising begins in German-occupied Poland during the Second World War

  • 1st August 2025
  • Tagged as: Germany, Poland, Second World War, Soviet Union, USSR, Warsaw, Warsaw Uprising, World War 2

The operation, codenamed “W Hour,” was launched by the Polish underground resistance movement, primarily the Home Army (Armia Krajowa), with the objective of liberating Warsaw from Nazi occupation before the arrival of Soviet forces.

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24th June 1812: Napoleon begins his failed invasion of Russia

  • 24th June 2023
  • Tagged as: 1812, Alexander I, Moscow, Napoleon, Poland, Russia, Warsaw

Napoleon’s Grande Armée began its failed invasion of Russia when it crossed the Neman River in what Russians refer to as the Patriotic War of 1812.

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14th May 1955: The establishment of the Warsaw Pact

  • 14th May 2023
  • Tagged as: Cold War, Comecon, Communism, NATO, Poland, Socialist, USSR, Warsaw, Warsaw Pact, West Germany

The USSR and seven other European countries signed the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance better known as the Warsaw Pact.

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