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On this occasion, the ceremony began at 5:00 PM. The outbreak of the uprising in Warsaw was set for the "W" Hour - August 1, 1944 at 5:00 PM. Despite the difficulties in arming the people ready to fight, on this day Warsaw began a fight for free Poland. On the anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising, the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk paid homage to all the fallen Poles.
As part of the celebrations commemorating the 74th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, a screening of Miasto 44, a film directed by Jan Komasa took place on 1 August 2018 at 9:00 PM at the square situated in front of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk
The Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk launched the third edition of the BohaterON - turn on history! project. Everybody can join the project by sending a specially designed, free greeting card to a participant of the Warsaw Uprising. Postcards are available at the Museum and are issued free of charge.
On July 24, 2018, at the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk, the temporary exhibition "The fate of policemen during World War II" was opened. The exhibition is presented in hall at level -2.
Dr. Karol Nawrocki, Director of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk, met last Friday with Frank J. Finver, Councilor for Culture and Press at the US Embassy in Warsaw. The meeting was attended by Izabella Szarek from the Public Affairs Office of the US Embassy in Warsaw and Bartłomiej Garba, head of the Museum Exhibition Department.
The start of the Warsaw Uprising was scheduled for „W-hour” – 5:00 p.m. on August 1st, 1944. Although most of the insurgents had no weapons, Warsaw stood up in the fight for a free Poland.
On the 75th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Volhynia, at the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk there was a presentation of the exhibit of the month commemorating the victims of murders of the Polish civilian population - a display by Monika Duliasz entitled "Volhynia".
The historic Willys MB jeep, which is part of the newly opened temporary exhibition "A million from the ocean", was transported through the main exhibition to the temporary exhibitions room at the level -3.
On 6 July 2018 at 3:00 pm at the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk, the temporary exhibition "A million overseas" was held, dedicated to the participation of Poles and Americans of Polish descent in the American war effort during World War II.
