[ebb tide]

“I greet all the combatants here present, who in the course of World War II fought for the freedom of your country and of other nations,” said the Pontiff. And he hoped that “your effort, the engagement and the sacrifice of life of your companions, will fructify with peace in Europe and in the whole world.”

Once again, the Francis reverses himself. No condemnation of wars, combatants or arms dealers or not resorting to "dialogue" seen here.

[yarddog]

I am going on memory but didn’t the Poles finally capture the ruins after numerous attempts by other forces failed?

The worst thing about it was the Germans were willing to not defend it but we went ahead and bombed it anyway. The Germans then went back into the rubble and held out against many attacks.

[W.]

It was quite a battle.