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01-AUG-2016 Jola Dziubinska

The W Hour

Warsaw, Poland

The W hour.
Every year, on August the 1st, at 17:00, Warsaw residents pay homage to those, who fought for freedom in 1944 Warsaw Uprising, by holding a city-wide moment of silence. All cars, trams and buses stop and blow the horns, people in the streets stop as well for one minute to pay tribute to our Heroes, who fought for 63 days, sustaining heavy casualties among both fighters and civilians. Approximately 200,000 were killed during the uprising while the city itself was left in ruins.

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clickA SF22-Sep-2016 01:22
Our thoughts are always with Poland- everyday .
LynnH03-Aug-2016 17:05
It's nice to see another view of the excitement and the crowd who are participating!
Helen Betts03-Aug-2016 13:52
A touching moment and capture. Thanks for sharing this with us.
laine03-Aug-2016 08:16
Something that should always be remembered...
Coleen Perilloux Landry03-Aug-2016 02:11
Poland is a very patriotic country.
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