Sirens will sound and all traffic will stop for a minute’s silence today to mark exactly 77 years since the Warsaw Uprising broke out on August 1, 1944.
Every year on this day, people in Warsaw stop at the sound of sirens and bells at exactly 5 p.m. to remember „W Hour,” the time when the insurgency began in the dark days of Nazi German occupation.
The bloody insurgency, also known as the Warsaw Rising, lasted 63 days before it was put down by better-equipped and more numerous Nazi German forces.
The heroic act of resistance saw the city of Warsaw razed to the ground and some 18,000 Polish fighters and 200,000 civilians killed.
In a special resolution in 2019, Polish lawmakers called the Warsaw Uprising “one of the most heroic and tragic Polish battles of World War II” and the largest military operation by any underground resistance movement in Nazi-occupied Europe.
Source: Radio Poland
Along with commemorations, public broadcaster Polish Radio has joined an annual effort to honor the fighters of Warsaw’s heroic 1944 uprising and tell their story to younger generations.
The #BohaterOn campaign aims to commemorate the heroes of the Polish capital’s bloody World War II revolt and educate the public about the significance of the event. As part of this year’s campaign, the public is encouraged to send thank-you messages and donations to veterans, among other initiatives.
In addition to raising awareness, the effort, now in its sixth year, aims to help surviving insurgents, most of whom are now well into their 80s and 90s, by raising funds for their everyday needs.
For more information on the #BohaterOn campaign or how you can contribute, visit https://bohateron.pl/.
Source: Radio Gdańsk, Radio Poland
A Polish team has won the inaugural mixed 4x400m relay, capturing the first gold for the country at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Teammates Karol Zalewski, Natalia Kaczmarek, Justyna Święty-Ersetic and Kajetan Duszyński, clinched their victory in a time of 3:09.87, setting a new European and Olympic record. The Dominican Republic finished second in the event, just ahead of the USA in third.
The 4x400m mixed relay is a new format at the Olympics, and it entails teams of four athletes – two women and two men – racing against each other.
With their Saturday victory in the mixed 4x400m relay, Poland’s team secured the country’s second medal at the Summer Olympics, following the silver medal won by the Polish women’s quadruple sculls team in the Olympic rowing competition last Wednesday.
Source: Radio Poland
The Polish men’s volleyball team beat Canada in their fifth and final match of the group stage early this morning, further cementing their lead going into the quarterfinals.
The Polish team finished the group stage of the Summer Olympics competition at the top of their group with 13 points and only one loss to Iran at the start of the tournament.
Only the top four teams of the group stage will advance to the quarterfinals, with Italy already securing a spot and the remaining two slots to be determined by the outcome of the upcoming match between Japan and Iran later today.
The Polish team is set to face off against the top teams of Pool B, with Brazil, Russia, and France already in the running. The Quarterfinals are set to commence on Tuesday, August 3rd.
Source: CBC.com
Weather
Today will be cloudy and warm, with winds coming in from the southwest and a chance of rainstorms in the late afternoon and early evening. Temperatures will peak around a high of 24°C, or 75°F, cooling off overnight to a low of 14°C or 58°F. Monday looks to again be sunny and warm, with a chance for rain returning on Tuesday.
