Concentration Camps of the Nazi's

After the outbreak of the uprising, Nazi's have been transporting men, children, women, elderly and infants. In August and September 1994 nearly 13,000 Warsaw residents were transported to Auschwitz Concentration Camp by way of a transit camp in Pruszkow.  Putting our friends and family to hard labor, and killing them off like sick dogs. Whether they are killed by lethal gas or a gun shot to the head, there is no humane way to deal with monsters like this. We will take action. We will fight, and we will win.

Escaped Through Their Grasps!

After the meeting, they said for me to come back tomorrow but i can come home tonight. In order to keep my lie solid, i must follow through with what they ask of me. My life may depend on it.

I went back to the Nazi's today, was declared a trustworthy German and was set free. I now know what this was, those who did not come back the second day were declared rebels and were sought out to be killed. Those who came back were declared a truthful German. 

The Interrogation

The Nazi's have called me in for a meeting tomorrow. I'm not sure what is to come of it. Have they found out i have been working for the Polish Underground? Who knows... However, all i know is that i am going to have to lie my way out of this. Pretend i am a born German. I have blonde hair and blue eyes so that will help. But I have to be able to convince! Anyway, wish me luck!

Tunnels Discovered!

The Germans have realized that these underground sewer tunnels are being used as escape routs and transport routes! They are doing everything in their power to keep this from happening. From throwing in hand grenades and pouring acrid gas, to laying mines, building obstacles and  dumping and igniting gasoline. Times have been tough, but although the constant effort of the Germans, we are not going to give up!

The Early Weeks of 1944

During the early weeks of 1944 working in the polish underground, myself and others have been using the underground sewers to get around as our main transportation. The top roads have been to dangerous. As some tunnels might be big enough for me and the other men to stand up in, some of the tunnels we have crawled through can be as small as 3 ft tall and 2 ft wide! However, towards the end of August, the main use for these tunnels are being used as escape routes for insurgents and civilians.

Propaganda Posters You Might Find Around Town

A Few Plans

Aug. 1, 1944 

The uprising is slated to begin at 5 p.m. However, skirmishes start much earlier: the first clash in Zoliborz starts at 1:50 p.m. In City Centre and Wola, fighting also breaks out before the fixed hour at about 4:30 p.m.

Aug. 2

The State Securities Printing House (PWPW) is captured in the Old Town, the Germans having been totally forced out of the district by then. In City Centre, the third assault battalion Kilinski captures the Main Post Office building, Arbeitsamt on Malachowskiego Square and a number of smaller facilities. In Wola, many barricades are raised during the night, closing the city from the west. In Mokotow, Germans murder about 500 prisoners in the prison on Rakowiecka Street and Jesuits from the seminary. A skirmish of Ochota units near Pecice. Germans murder all the hostages taken there.

Aug. 3
Thanks to the capture of Blank Palace, Teatralny Square becomes the southern defense line of the Old Town. In City Centre, Second Lieutenant 'Zdunin' unit captures Pocztowy Station on Zelazna Street. The first bombing of Wola takes place. In Ochota, the few AK units to remain in the city take positions in buildings.

(For more of The Home Army's day to day diaries, follow this link for days August 1st 1994 - October 2nd 1994)

"Warsaw Uprising: Day-by-Day." Warsaw Uprising: Day-by-Day. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Apr. 2013.