Poland marks heroic, tragic Warsaw uprising Aug 1, 2010 6:53 PM | By Dominika Maslikowski, Warsaw observed a minute’s silence Sunday, as the city stopped to pay tribute in commemoration of the 66th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising — the heroic but doomed 1944 fight back against Nazi occupation. Buses and trams came to a stop and people in streets and cafes stood to show their respects when the sirens wailed at the exact moment Sunday when Varsovians took up arms against their German occupiers. “You can destroy a city, and its infrastructure,” said Warsaw Mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz at the...
