Skip to main content

One Minute of Silence in Warsaw






Sirens will be wailing across Poland's capital on Tuesday as the country marked the 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, a doomed revolt against the occupying Germans during World War II

Sirens will sound for about a minute at 5 p.m., the hour the 1944 uprising began, bringing traffic mostly to a standstill while people stopped to pay respect to the Poles who fought and died.

The Warsaw Uprising broke out August 1, 1944, with the Polish underground taking up arms against the powerful Nazi forces. They held out for 63 days before the Germans crushed the revolt.

It was the largest act of resistance in any nation under German occupation during the war. The heroism of the insurgents remains a defining element in Polish national identity.

The Germans suppressed the rebellion brutally, destroying most of Warsaw and killing around 200,000 people (and 25,000 were injured), most of them civilians. The Warsaw Uprising was the largest act of resistance of this type in German-occupied Europe

Soviet troops who had arrived on the outskirts of Warsaw in their westward push against Adolf Hitler's forces remained on the city's outskirts without helping the Poles who were supposed to be their allies. The Red Army's inaction was viewed as a deep betrayal.






To know more about the Warsaw Uprising click here



Comments

Popular posts from this blog

New Minimum Wage 2024

Polish gov’t approves two minimum wage hikes in 2024 . from 1 January, the minimum wage will be PLN 4,242 

Babala: Mag-ingat sa illegal recruiters to POLAND

Paalala lang po sa ating mga OFWs sa Taiwan, sa Middle East, Asia, at sa Pilipinas: mag-ingat sa mga illegal recruiters to POLAND! 1) POEA accredited ang recruitment agency Tiyakin na yung Philippine recruitment agency na nag-aalok ng trabaho sa inyo patungong Poland ay POEA-accredited. Kapag hindi POEA-accredited, at based sa Dubai, Kuala Lumpur or kung saan-saang lugar sa abroad, at sa social media lang nakikipag-ugnay, walang opisina sa Pilipinas na accredited sa POEA -manloloko iyan - DO NOT DEAL WITH THEM! I-REPORT KAAGAD SA POEA. 2) May recibo lahat ng binabayaran Tiyakin na lahat ng fees na kinokolekta ng recruitment agency are may recibo! Pag hindi covered ng receipts, manlolokong agency iyan, DO NOT DEAL WITH THEM at I-REPORT KAAGAD SA POEA. 3) Tama lang ang deployment fee Tiyakin na ang deployment fee ay nasa humigit or kumulang isang buwang sahod lamang.   Kapag 260,000 PHP minsan 350,000-450,000 PHP pa ang bayad (dahil may 2 weeks pa na hotel

Flour types in Poland

Flour type, according to Polish food regulations, means the content of ashes in it (i.e. the remains after complete burning of the organic ingredients in a sample of the product at a determined temperature). Ii is expressed in gramms/100 kg of flour. For example: type 500 means that in every 100 kg of flour there's around 500 g of ashes, and type 850 means that in every 100 kg the content of ashes is around 850 g. Main types of wheat flours: Królowa Kuchni, type 390 It is ideal for sponge cakes and other gourmet baking. Mąka tortowa, typ 450 recommended for pasta, noodles, cakes, and other baking products. Wawelska Extra, type 480 ideal for home-made baking, especially for yeast and sponge cakes. Mąka poznańska, typ 500 recommended for dough for noodles, pierogi, pizza, for sauces (as densifier); Mąka krupczatka, typ 500 recommended for shortcrust pastry and "półkruche" (shortcrust pastry with cream, egg whites and baking soda), "ciasto parzone&q