Poland marks 80th anniversary of Warsaw Uprising, honoring heroes of doomed fight for freedom

Associated Press

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Warsaw has come to a standstill on the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising. Sirens wailed, church bells rang and people stopped in their tracks, some stepping out of their cars to pay tribute to the fallen heroes. News broke earlier Thursday that the oldest surviving insurgent of the uprising, 106-year-old Barbara Sowa, died in the morning. It was a poignant reminder of the passing away of the generation shaped by the sacrifice of World War II. Among those who stopped in their tracks were Taylor Swift fans who were also out in the city in the thousands for the first of three concerts Thursday evening in Warsaw.