National Day of Remembrance of the Warsaw Uprising in Poland
National Day of Remembrance of the Warsaw Uprising in Poland is held on August 1. This event in the first decade of the month August is annual. Help us
National Day of Remembrance of the Warsaw Uprising in Poland is a public holiday dedicated to the events of World War II, celebrated annually since 2010. It is not a non-working day in the country. Every year on August 1 at 5 pm, all of Warsaw stops for a minute to honor the memory of those who died during the Warsaw Uprising.
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