A Letter From Our Commander-In-Chief (August 3rd 1944)

August 3rd, 1944

Poles!
The armed struggle for the liberation of the capital has begun.
On August 1st, the Home delegate, Vice-Premier of the Polish Government, and the
Chairman of the Council of National Unity, in agreement with the Commander of the Home
Army, decided to resort to arms.
Three days of battle with the occupying forces have brought us great tactical and moral
successes. The forces of the Home Army have conquered the larger part of the capital,
broken the enemy's resistance, and at the same time set free in every Polish heart
enthusiasm for the struggle and faith in its success.
The entire Polish community, and above all the whole people of Warsaw, are coming
generously and unselfishly to the aid of the fighters. All have put themselves under the
orders and at the disposal of the leaders of the rising, lending all their strength and showing
excellent moral discipline as well as great devotion in action.
We shall meet more than one obstacle yet on the road to complete liberation, but the united
forces of the whole Polish nation, under the Polish Government in London, the Home
Council of Ministers and the Commander of the Home Army, will overcome them, just as today they are breaking the resistance of the enemy in the streets of Warsaw.
All workers, peasants, labourers and the intelligentsia alike are fighting together for a
democratic Poland, a Poland of social justice; a Poland of the people.

Long Live Independent Poland!

Home Delegate and Vice-Premier of the Polish Government
Commander-in-Chief, Home Army
Chairman of the Council of National Unity