Warsaw Under Nazi Terror

In 1939, the President of Warsaw, Stefan Starzyński said: “I wanted Warsaw to be great. Both my colleagues and I were making plans of a great Warsaw of the future."

That same year, in September, Warsaw was fighting in a war that would change it forever. The war wasn’t just tanks, bombs, soldiers, and ruins. Let us share with you the ballad of a city that survived its own death.

Sign up for this walking tour if you would like to:

• learn why Germany attacked Poland

• hear about what everyday life looked like and how Poles defied the Germans in clever ways

• see buildings that survived the war and bear its scars until today

• admire memorials to the soldiers, civilians, women, and children that all had their role to play during the war

• learn on how many fronts Polish soldiers fought

• understand how many uprisings the city saw

• know how close Warsaw came to being erased from the face of the earth.

Meeting point: Jozef Pilsudski’s Square

Tour length: approx. 2,5h

Distance: approx. 3,5 km

Don’t just visit Warsaw, discover it!