hardly ever mentions the Warsaw struggle. The Polish airmen are begging to be allowed to fly to Warsaw. Two squadrons have lost 25% of their strength in two nights and it is obvious that we can not go on at this rate. The courage and endurance of the crews will rank with the outstanding acts of heroism of this war.īritish Official Wireless Despatch. Twenty one aircraft have so far been lost. More than half have successfully fought their way through all hazards. To drop supplies accurately, they had to come down low and fly at slow speed, thus presenting very suitable targets to the ground gunners. Since the beginning of August, British, South African and Polish crews of Liberators and Halifaxes have been making a round trip of 1700 miles through an area strongly defended by German fighters. We bow our heads to those who have fallen. Warsaw in Arms sends the gallant airmen words of thanks. Planes with South African, British and Polish crews flew over the city at low altitude and carried out their task with courage and skill that filled us with the deepest admiration. God alone is with us.Īppeal from the women of Warsaw. The aid from Great Britain is insufficient. The Russian armies at the gates of Warsaw have not advanced.
The crews return in aircraft holed like sieves, - their parachutes shot to pieces. One aircraft dropped a wreath with the inscription ‘to our fighting comrades of the Polish Army’. The British aircraft over Warsaw on the night of 13/14 August were greeted by the population with enthusiastic cries, ‘They are ours. The Warsaw action represents a reckless and terrible adventure. Save the women and children of Warsaw and the honour of Britain.Ī tragedy is being enacted before an insufficiently attentive world.īurning the houses is the most effective way to deprive the insurgents of protective cover. The soldiers and the population of the capital look hopelessly at the skies, expecting help from the allies. The city of Warsaw and its entire population must be eradicated.Īll poles in Warsaw are to be shot, regardless of age and gender. It is a time which none of us who had connections with the fate of this city can bear to recount. The ill-fated uprising lasted 63 days and on 23 occasions our airmen struggled through fierce opposition and violent storms to deliver a few tons of supplies to the heroic insurgents.
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