“” “” I guess the Russians have selective memory. I remember the Katyn Forrest Massacre of Polish officers by the Russians in 1940 and the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 that the Russians were both responsible for.
But hey, who really can throw rocks while living in glass houses?”” “”
The narrative is false from the beginning. That latest feud was started by the Polish president Duda. He is the one throwing stones.
I also like how the Warsaw Uprising is now a Russian fault.
That is exactly how history is rewritten.
On 25 July, the Union of Polish Patriots, in a broadcast from Moscow, stated: “The Polish Army of Polish Patriots ... calls on the thousands of brothers thirsting to fight, to smash the foe before he can recover from his defeat ... Every Polish homestead must become a stronghold in the struggle against the invaders ... Not a moment is to be lost.”
On 29 July, the first Soviet armoured units reached the outskirts of Warsaw, where they were counter-attacked by two German Panzer Corps: the 39th and 4th SS.
On 29 July 1944 Radio Station Kosciuszko located in Moscow emitted a few times its “Appeal to Warsaw” and called to “Fight The Germans!”: “No doubt Warsaw already hears the guns of the battle which is soon to bring her liberation. ... The Polish Army now entering Polish territory, trained in the Soviet Union, is now joined to the People’s Army to form the Corps of the Polish Armed Forces, the armed arm of our nation in its struggle for independence. Its ranks will be joined tomorrow by the sons of Warsaw. They will all together, with the Allied Army pursue the enemy westwards, wipe out the Hitlerite vermin from Polish land and strike a mortal blow at the beast of Prussian Imperialism.”
Godzina W was on August 1st.
Stalin was at the gates of Warsaw and encouraged the Poles to start fighting the Germans there. Then Stalin stopped advancing for three weeks so the Germans and Poles would kill each other. That’s how.
The Russians were key in the uprising. The success or failure was based upon how quickly the Soviet forces could link up. However the advance was halted by design and allowed the Nazi’s to focus on the uprising.