Sirens wail throughout Poland to mark the Warsaw Uprising

At five o'clock sharp, Poland paid homage to the heroes of the Warsaw Uprising.

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00:00 [ Music ]

00:03 Sirens and military parades

00:04 through Warsaw marked the 79th anniversary

00:07 of the city's uprising against the Nazis during World War II.

00:11 [ Music ]

00:16 Across the Polish capital, cars and public transport stopped

00:20 for a minute to honor victims of the Warsaw Uprising.

00:23 A two-month rebellion by the Polish underground resistance

00:29 that left some 180,000 people dead

00:32 and a city completely destroyed.

00:34 The Polish president told crowds it was a struggle

00:40 that involved the entire city, not just fighters,

00:43 and the act must never be forgotten.

00:45 At least 18,000 insurgents were killed

00:50 and another 25,000 were wounded

00:53 after fighting erupted on August 1st, 1944.

00:56 The Polish capital fell to the Soviet Army one year later.

01:01 (whooshing)