The Warsaw Uprising is one of the most important things for Poles. the most important events of World War II.

August 1 is a significant day not only for residents of the capital, but also for the whole country.

The Historical Museum in Ełk organizes the celebration of the 80. anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising.

 Celebration program:

 Hours. 5.00 p.m. - activation of alarm sirens

Hours. 17.05 - laying flowers at the Monument to the Fallen for Free and Independent Poland (Solidarity Park in Ełk)

Hours. 6.00 p.m. - Holy Mass in the Cathedral of St. Adalbert in Ełk

On August 1, 1944, at 5:00 p.m., the The Warsaw Uprising lasting 63 days. Insurgents for over two months They fought against better trained and equipped German troops. About 16 thousand insurgents, about 150 thousand civilians, 3.7 thousand civilians were killed in it. soldiers of the 1. Polish Army and 9 thousand German soldiers. After the end of the fighting, the civilian population was displaced, and the city was planned to be leveled with Earth. The Old Town, the Royal Castle and thousands of other cultural goods.

In order to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising (and as part of the training of the Provincial Contamination Detection and Alarm System), on Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 5:00 p.m., alarm sirens will be activated in the City of Ełk, it will be a continuous signal lasting 1 minute.

More on: https://muzeum.elk.pl/aktualnosci/obchody-80-rocznicy-wybuchu-powstania-warszawskiego/6590/