The resolution, adopted by acclamation ahead of Saturday's 82nd anniversary of the uprising, said lawmakers were expressing gratitude for the sacrifice of the insurgents and reaffirming that the memory of their struggle would be preserved for future generations.
It described the Warsaw Uprising as the largest armed operation carried out by the Polish resistance during World War II and said the outbreak of the revolt at the so-called "W Hour" had become a symbol of courage, sacrifice and the determination to regain Poland's independence.
The resolution noted that thousands of young members of the Home Army (AK) and other underground formations—including soldiers, scouts, nurses and couriers—joined the unequal fight against Nazi German occupation forces despite years of war and repression.
It also paid tribute to the hundreds of thousands of Warsaw civilians who suffered or lost their lives during the 63-day uprising, saying their ordeal remained an inseparable part of the memory of the revolt.
Lawmakers acknowledged that although the uprising failed to achieve its military objectives, it became one of the defining events that helped preserve the idea of an independent Polish state through the following decades.
The resolution said many veterans later helped rebuild Warsaw and Poland after the war, while others continued resisting the communist regime, supported pro-democracy movements and took part in the anti-communist opposition during the 1970s and 1980s.
It said the legacy of the Warsaw Uprising linked the generation that fought in 1944 with those who helped restore Poland's sovereignty in 1989 after the collapse of communist rule.
Lawmakers said preserving the memory of the uprising was a national obligation and called for its history to be passed on to future generations as a lesson in patriotism, solidarity and responsibility.
The resolution also said the uprising underscored the value of peace and freedom while serving as a reminder of the devastating consequences of war.
It noted that despite attempts by Poland's communist authorities to suppress the history of the uprising, its legacy endured and remains an important part of the nation's identity.
The Warsaw Uprising began on August 1, 1944, when the Polish resistance launched an operation to liberate Warsaw from Nazi German occupation before the advancing Soviet army reached the city.
The uprising lasted 63 days and ended in defeat after German forces crushed the revolt, leaving much of the city destroyed and an estimated 18,000 resistance fighters and 200,000 civilians dead.
The uprising is seen as one of the most heroic and tragic chapters of Poland's WWII history and the largest military operation carried out by an underground resistance movement in German-occupied Europe.
The 1944 Warsaw Uprising was one of the most heroic and tragic Polish battles of World War II and the largest military operation by any underground resistance movement in German-occupied Europe. Photo: NAC/Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe/Public domain
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Source: IAR, PAP
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