General 'Bor' Komorowski, commander of the Polish Underground Home Army (Armia Krajowa, AK), set the beginning of the uprising in Warsaw against the German occupying forces at 'W-hour'; 5:00 p.m. on August 1, 1944. The uprising was expected to last about a week. It lasted 63 days and cost lives of about 180,000 Warsaw citizens.
ROUTE: Museum of Warsaw Uprising (Thursday - Sunday only), district of Wola civilians slaughter, Old and New Towns area fighting, sewage transportation system, Vistula river bank battle, Military cemetery (optional)
Time 4 to 5 hours or more
Cost: from 120 € per tour + entrance tickets
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