Powstanie Warszawskie - pierwsze zdjęcie, które dotarło na Zachód - oryginał - 1944

Unknown/Associated Press - First picture of the Warsaw Uprising, 1944

The photo is dated 04/09/1944
Agency stamps with annotations on reverse
Dimenssions: 20,3cm x 15,2cm
Good condition

Very rare original photo

The Warsaw Uprising was a major World War II operation, in the summer of 1944, by the Polish underground resistance, led by the Home Army, to liberate Warsaw from German occupation. The Uprising began on 1 August 1944. The capitulation order of the remaining Polish forces was finally signed on 2 October 1944.

A Polish street in Warsaw is seen in ruins following fighting between Polish patriots and German occupying forces.
This press photograph shows a street in Warsaw, Poland, in ruins after a battle between Polish patriots and German occupying forces. The scene is one of devastation, with burning buildings and overturned vehicles used as barricades.