page_title: Warsaw Uprising
section_title: Life behind the lines
hierarchical_section_title: Warsaw Uprising / Life behind the lines
caption_attribution_description: English: WarsawUprising: Henryk Ożarek "Henio" (left) and Tadeusz Przybyszewski "Roma" (right) from "Anna" Company of "Gustaw" Battalion in the region of Kredytowa-Królewska Street. "Henio" holds "Vis" pistol and "Roma" shoots from Błyskawica submachine gun. Polski: Powstanie Warszawskie: Ppor. Henryk Ożarek "Henio" (po lewej) i Tadeusz Przybyszewski "Roma" (po prawej) z kompanii "Anna" Batalionu "Gustaw" w rejonie ulicy Kredytowej-Królewskiej. "Henio" trzyma pistolet "Vis" a "Roma" strzela z Pistoletu maszynowego "Błyskawica".
context_page_description: The Warsaw Uprising was a major World War II attack by the Polish resistance Home Army. The resistance wanted to free Warsaw from Nazi Germany.
  The attack happened at the same time as the Soviet Union's Red Army got close to the east of the city and the German forces retreated. However, the Soviets stopped moving forward. This allowed the Germans to destroy the city and defeat the Polish resistance.
  The resistance fought for 63 days with little help from other Allied armies. The Uprising was the largest attack done by any European resistance movement of World War II.
  The uprising began on 1 August 1944. It was part of a big plan, Operation Tempest, which started when the Soviet Army got near Warsaw. The goals of the Polish resistance were to push the German troops out of the city. They also wanted to free Warsaw before the Soviets arrived. This would help the Polish Underground State to take control of the city.
  At the start of the battle, the Polish resistance got control over most of central Warsaw. The Soviets did not move into the city to help the resistance troops.
  By 14 September, Polish forces under Soviet command captured the east bank of the Vistula river.
context_section_description: In 1939 Warsaw had 1,350,000 people. Over a million were still living in the city at the start of the Uprising.
  In Polish-controlled territory, during the first weeks of the Uprising, people tried to have a normal life. There were many cultural activities, including theatres and newspapers. Boys and girls of the Polish Scouts delivered mail.
  Near the end of the Uprising, lack of food, medicine, overcrowding and German air and artillery bombing on the city made the civilian life very difficult.
caption: Henryk Ożarek "Henio" (left) and Tadeusz Przybyszewski "Roma" (right) from "Anna" Company of "Gustaw" Battalion in the region of Kredytowa-Królewska Street. "Henio" holds a Vis pistol and "Roma" fires a Błyskawica submachine gun. 3 October 1944
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