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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1440 

Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 

Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. TURNER, Mr. KEATING, and Mr. SMITH of New 

Jersey) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Warsaw 

Uprising. 

Whereas on August 1, 1944, the Polish Home Army (Armia 

Krajowa, AK) launched a daring uprising against the 

Nazi German occupation of Warsaw in an attempt to liberate the capital before the arrival of the Red Army, to 

strengthen the international position of the Government 

of the Republic of Poland in exile in London, and to prevent Stalin’s aim to subordinate and Sovietize Poland; 

Whereas the Warsaw Uprising was the largest single military 

operation of the Polish Underground State and the largest urban uprising against the Nazis during World War 

II; 

Whereas the uprising lasted for 63 days, and during that 

time, the Polish Home Army, poorly armed and equipped, 


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relying on limited resources based on their own production, allied airdrops and acquiring of weapons, fought 

bravely against regular Nazi German formations, a much 

larger, better-equipped force; 

Whereas the Warsaw Uprising resulted in the estimated 

deaths of between 150,000–200,000 Poles including 

around 16,000–18,000 insurgents and resulted in the 

forced deportation of a further 650,000 civilians Warsaw, 

of which 150,000 were sent to Nazi labor and concentration camps; 

Whereas approximately 60,000 people died in planned extermination with the orders of Adolf Hitler and Heinrich 

Himmler, specifically in the district of Wola in Warsaw; 

Whereas the old city of Warsaw was leveled to the ground following the Uprising and it took years to rebuild what was 

lost; 

Whereas the Warsaw Uprising was ultimately crushed by the 

Nazis, it served as a symbol of Polish resistance and 

courage. It marked the Polish commitment to independence and freedom, freedom away from occupation, foreign 

powers, imposition; the freedom to cultivate and freely 

celebrate Polish culture, religion, language; 

Whereas the Kotwica symbol, initially a World War II emblem of the Polish Underground State and Home Army, 

over time came to symbolize the phrase Polska Walczca 

(‘‘Fighting Poland’’) and became an emblem for the Polish struggle to regain independence; 

Whereas the Warsaw Uprising was a major turning point in 

World War II, it helped to hasten the defeat of the 

Nazis, symbolizing that Poland would not surrender, and 

it inspired other uprisings in occupied Europe; 


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Whereas the United States and Poland have a long and close 

friendship, dating back to the American Revolution; and 

the United States provided significant financial and material assistance to Poland following World War II, which 

helped to rebuild Warsaw and other Polish cities; 

Whereas the United States and Poland are both committed 

to the principles of democracy, freedom, and human 

rights and the United States also provided support to the 

Polish Solidarity movement, a labor union that played a 

leading role in the fight against communism in Poland 

which culminated in the fall of communism in Poland in 

1989; 

Whereas the United States and Poland are both members of 

the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and are 

both committed to working together to ensure security in 

Europe and globally; 

Whereas the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising is an 

opportunity to remember and honor the sacrifice of the 

Polish people who fought for their freedom and independence; 

Whereas the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising is an 

opportunity to remember the importance of standing up 

for freedom and democracy, powerful symbols of resistance and hope; 

Whereas the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising is an 

opportunity to remember the lessons of the Holocaust 

and other genocides and to remember the legacy of the 

Warsaw Uprising and other efforts of resistance including the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, and to stand against all 

forms of intolerance and discrimination, including antisemitism; 


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Whereas the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising is also 

an opportunity to reaffirm the strong friendship between 

the United States and Poland: 

Now, therefore, be it resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

(1) commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising; 

(2) honors the memory of the Polish people who 

fought and died in the Warsaw Uprising; 

(3) expresses its deepest gratitude to the Polish people for their sacrifice during the Warsaw Uprising, which 

was a phenomenon on the scale of occupied Europe and 

became a symbol of courage in the fight for independence 

for subsequent generations of Poles; 

(4) reaffirms the strong friendship, and diplomatic, 

cultural and political ties between the United States and 

Poland; and 

(5) calls on the President to work with the Polish 

Government to ensure that the Warsaw Uprising and the 

spirit of Polish bravery and commitment to freedom is 

never forgotten. 

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