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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 375 

Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 23, 2019 

Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. BROWN) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. 

Whereas, October 2, 2019, marks the 75th anniversary of the 

tragic conclusion to the Warsaw Uprising, a landmark 

event during World War II, in which brave citizens of Poland revolted against the German Nazi occupation of the 

city of Warsaw in the face of daunting and seemingly insurmountable odds; 

Whereas the Warsaw Uprising, which was part of a nationwide resistance against the German Nazi occupation of 

Poland and lasted for 63 days, was started by the Polish 

Home Army, the underground resistance effort that included many young and brave individuals; 

Whereas the Warsaw Uprising occurred just over a year after 

the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in April 1943, which was 


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the single largest act of Jewish resistance against forces 

of Nazi Germany; 

Whereas, after the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the remaining 

Jewish Poles from Warsaw were sent to Treblinka, the 

killing center and labor camp, and murdered; 

Whereas, beginning August 1, 1944, the Polish Home Army 

fought against the German Nazi occupation of Warsaw, 

using mostly homemade weapons and far outnumbered by 

the overwhelming German Nazi force, at a cost of approximately 200,000 citizens of Poland killed, wounded, 

or missing; 

Whereas Adolf Hitler ordered the annihilation of the city of 

Warsaw and the extermination of its citizens as punishment for the uprising, decimating 80 percent of Warsaw 

with no regard for the lives of the citizens of Warsaw or 

for the rich heritage of historic architecture in Warsaw; 

Whereas a Soviet-led army halted its march toward the city 

of Berlin at the banks of the Vistula River on the specific 

orders of Stalin to allow the German Nazis to decimate 

the Poles; 

Whereas, throughout the Warsaw Uprising, many people fled 

the city of Warsaw, remained in hiding, or were wounded 

or killed, and the surviving population of Warsaw, which 

once totaled more than 1,300,000 people, was then sent 

to prisoner of war camps and endured harsh conditions; 

Whereas, after World War II, thousands of Polish refugees 

fled from Poland due to persecution and came to the 

United States for safety, security, and new opportunities; 

Whereas the deep, rich history and traditions of immigrants 

from Poland who settled in the United States, particularly in the States of Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, 


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Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin, have undeniably 

shaped the social fabric and foundation of the United 

States; 

Whereas, in the 20th century, Cleveland, Ohio; Buffalo, New 

York; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 

Detroit, Michigan; and Chicago, Illinois; served as the 

major epicenters for immigrants and workers from Poland whose remarkable contributions to industry led to 

the incorporation of new towns and the subsequent 

growth of those towns; 

Whereas the heroic actions of the Polish underground resistance during World War II and the brave citizenry of Poland provide a valuable lesson in perseverance and patriotism; 

Whereas the legacy of the Warsaw Uprising serves as one of 

the most poignant reminders of the human cost of the Allied war effort during World War II to defeat Adolf Hitler and the German Nazis; and 

Whereas the bravery demonstrated by the citizens of Poland 

during the Warsaw Uprising continues to inspire people 

throughout the world who are subjected to tyranny and 

oppression and who join the fight for freedom, democracy, and the pursuit of liberty: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) recognizes the 75th anniversary of the War3 saw Uprising; 

4 (2) commends the bravery, heroism, and patri5 otism of the individuals who fought as part of the 

6 Polish Home Army in order to liberate Poland from 

7 German Nazi occupation; and 


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1 (3) honors the memory of the soldiers and civil2 ians whose lives were lost during the fighting, and 

3 the individuals who suffered in concentration camps 

4 and death camps during World War II and the Hol5 ocaust. 

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