"The Wasted Heroism". Article in the letter from Wielka Polska (written by NSZ) dated 2.10.1944.

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The Warsaw Uprising collapsed 73 years ago. On October 2, 1944, this 63 - day conflict ends in defeat. In connection with this date, we print a message by the press authority of the National Armed Forces - "Great Poland", an article "The Wasted Heroism."
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On The streets of Warsaw are ominously quiet. On both sides of the barricade War action has been halted. It is simply a population heroically defended in Within 2 months, the capital leaves the city. The people of the capital, this silence does not make a feeling of relaxation. After a multi-week fight gig. For silence is lurking, threatening The spirit of surrender.

Word Which we avoided in our conversations throughout the struggle, The word that instills in all feeling of horror.

No. No. We were enthusiasts of the Insurrection's thought of the first day. August. The decision to take any fight must be in our understanding dictated by political reason and a sense of work for the consequences of the actions initiated. But we are also soldiers and we did what each soldier should do with the minute we started the fight; we tried on an episode of our work by maintaining the temper to make the most beneficial for the fight climate.
However, the word surrender relieves us of this obligation. It imposes on us a different kind of duty: to carry out political assessment of the uprising.With ours, little than modest possibilities, the beginning of the uprising was possible only In case we have real external assistance provided. Even in the event of success, but for the only asset that would have been One more confirmation of our will to fight, we have gained nothing Politically. In the event of failure, however, We got 1 more fame, we lost But everything we lost. Failed A fact. And here are the consequences:

We have suffered tremendous losses in strength A biological nation. We brought a fresh nation to Poland Tens of thousands of cripples. We destroyed the capital of Poland. We've wasted centuries of cultural possessions. We've led to The poorness of hundreds of thousands of people. We've lost the five-year achievement. conspiracy by the demolition and dispersal of political acts, military, cultural and economic. We lead to camps The prisoners of war are respective twelve 1000 officers and soldiers, who have survived 5 years of occupation, and now by the end of the war will be executed for further military effort of Poland. We deliver an enemy of respective 100 1000 workers that Germany did not They could fish themselves. We've lost immense capital. Heroism, forged for 5 years of occupation. Heroism was the only real and serious force we had on the day An uprising. In return, we do not even gain designation in the eyes a planet that appreciates only political realism, strength and balance Mental. romanticist gestures of nations have long lost in The world's weight of political assets. All indicates that in The next fewer hours of surrender will become a fact. We'll go for a defiance. We will be consumed by abroad cities and villages. Many Of us, he's not going back to the capital, in defence of which we transferred so much blood. Wherever we are, our holy the work to make and advance all these values, which will become the foundation for the construction of large Poland. Histories The future days will undoubtedly be judged in retrospect recklessly wasted heroism of the soldier and the population of Warsaw and indicate, as a informing to future generations, errors modern. Long live Great, Independent Poland! Long live Warsaw!

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