Children of the Rising
PR dla Zagranicy
John Beauchamp
01.08.2014 15:52
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Children of the Rising. A report by Holger Lühmann.
On the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Rising, we take a look at the role children played in the 63-day insurgency in Poland's capital.
Photo: Tomek Kaczor
While the collective memory of the Warsaw Rising is one which tells of heroic deeds and the German massacre that followed the uprising's failure, Poles are raising questions about their own historical deficiencies and their difficult heritage.
One of the most predominant questions is why did military leaders send children into the thick of the confllict?
German freelance journalist and formerly a correspondent of Polish Radio's German Section, Holger Lühmann has this special report.