Polish women made up about 20% of those fighting in the Warsaw Uprising. On August 1, 1944, 7,000 women joined the fight against the Nazis, and throughout the entire period of the uprising, around 12,000 Polish women participated in resistance activities.
"Between 700 and 800 medics were killed or murdered by the Germans. Over 300 couriers died, including those who were responsible for planning routes through the sewers," explains Magdalena Poręba, one of the curators of the "Heroines Among Heroes" exhibition, which will be on display starting next Friday at Hoover Square on Krakowskie Przedmieście in Warsaw.
Exhibition "Heroines Among Heroes" for the 80th Anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising.
After the fall of the uprising, women continued their resistance activities. Approximately 2,500 Polish women were captured, and many faced repression from the communists after World War II.
Many women who fought in the Warsaw Uprising also participated in anti-communist resistance efforts for years.
The opening of the exhibition, which commemorates the women involved in the historical events of 80 years ago, will be accompanied by a street concert featuring the resistance songs performed by the band "Ferajna z Hoovera."
Source: IAR/IPN
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