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The Warsaw Rising Museum will receive a donation from Villum Foundation, part of the VELUX foundations, which has decided to support the Museum's expansion with a grant of 24.5 million Danish kroners (approx. 13.8 million PLN).
"Warsaw. Phoenix from the ashes" is the exhibition prepared by the Warsaw Rising Museum and shown in several cities in Japan. On 12 May 2025 it was opened at the Tokyo University for Foreign Studies by Paweł Ukielski, Deputy Head of the Museum.
On 3 August 1944 the Allied command decided to send Liberators and Halifaxes over Warsaw to drop supplies to Poles fighting the deadliest urban battle in their history. RAF, SAAF and Polish 1586 Special Duty squadron crews flew 2,600 km at night from Brindisi to Warsaw and back.
One of the most terrifying elements of the drama of the Rising was the passage through sewers. Today, we reveal the story behind the most iconic photograph related to the 'underground inferno'.
At the end of July 1944 the higher command of the Home Army and the Polish Underground State considered pros and cons of launching the battle for Warsaw. These discussions rarely mention the aspect that had a real impact on those who took the decision — their WWI experience.
Grzywaczewski is the author of 33 photos that depict the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. He was a Polish firefighter who sneaked his camera into the Ghetto to document the agony of the Jewish district of Warsaw in April and May 1943. One year later he took part in the Warsaw Rising.
The Liberator piloted by Cpt. Zbigniew Szostak completed six vital airdrops of weapons, ammunition and medical supplies over fighting Warsaw in 1944. This one-to-one scale replica honours the bravery of the crew who gave their all to help Warsaw during its greatest hour of need.
In the summer of 1873 the clock tower of the Royal Castle of Warsaw was covered in scaffold with a platform over the dome. On 26 August 1873 Konrad Brandel, a famous Polish photographer and inventor, took a unique series of 10 pictures creating a 360° panorama of Warsaw.
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Janusz Groszkowski, a Polish radio-frequency engineering pioneer, was one of the first academics in the world to analyse the steering system of V-2 — Hitler's new "Wunderwaffe". His work helped the Allies prepare for the attacks.
Discover our unique digital archive — photographs of the Warsaw Rising, WW2 in Poland (1939–1945 period), pre-war and post-war Warsaw.
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The 'Insurgents' biographical notes' Database is a type of Internet encyclopedia dedicated to the Warsaw Rising participants. You are kindly invited to send your comments!
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We continuously conduct the research in different archives and publish the results that may be accessed by everyone. Help us in our efforts!
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The Oral History Archive presents ca. 4,000 interviews with those who witnessed the events of 1944. We have been gathering the testimonies of the heroes and witnesses of the Warsaw Rising since the Museum was opened in 2004.
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