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Major World War II operation by the Polish resistance Home Army From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Warsaw Uprising | |||||||
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Part of Operation Tempest in the Eastern Front of World War II | |||||||
Clockwise from top left: Civilians construct an anti-tank ditch in Wola district; German anti-tank gun in Theatre Square; Home Army soldier defending a barricade; Ruins of Bielańska Street; Insurgents leave the city ruins after surrendering to German forces; Allied transport planes airdrop supplies near Holy Cross Church. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Polish Army in the East Supported by:
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
T. Komorowski (POW) Tadeusz Pełczyński (POW) Antoni Chruściel (POW) Karol Ziemski (POW) Edward Pfeiffer (POW) Leopold Okulicki Jan Mazurkiewicz Zygmunt Berling |
Walter Model Nikolaus von Vormann Rainer Stahel E. v.d. Bach-Zelewski Heinz Reinefarth Bronislav Kaminski Oskar Dirlewanger Petro Dyachenko Robert von Greim Paul Otto Geibel | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Warsaw Airlift: Royal Air Force (including Polish squadrons) US Army Air Force South African Air Force Soviet Air Force |
Supported by: Luftwaffe | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
20,000[3]–49,000[4] Warsaw Airlift:
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13,000[5]–25,000[6] (initially)
Luftwaffe
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
Polish resistance: Warsaw Airlift: 41 aircraft destroyed |
German forces: | ||||||
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