Kilinskiego 3 - Warsaw Uprising - Warsaw, Poland
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The plaque commemorates the field hospital of the Home Army that operated during the Warsaw Uprising of 1944
Waymark Code: WM1AJ7Y
Location: Mazowieckie, Poland
Date Posted: 08/25/2024
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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[PL] Tablica informacyjna znajdujaca sie na ulicy Kilinskiego w Warszawie jest zamontowana na murze Branzowej Szkoly I stopnia Specjalnej nr 54. Jest wykonana z metalu i upamietnia dramatyczne wydarzenia zwiazane z Powstaniem Warszawskim w 1944 roku.

Tablica przypomina o szpitalu polowym Armii Krajowej, który dzialal w piwnicach budynku przy ulicy Kilinskiego 3. Szpital ten, nalezacy do batalionu AK "Gustaw", byl prowadzony przez dr. Tadeusza Pogórskiego, pseudonim "Morwa". W sierpniu 1944 roku, podczas zacietych walk o Warszawe, szpital z zaloga pelna poswiecenia opiekowal sie rannymi zolnierzami.

Po upadku Starego Miasta 2 wrzesnia 1944 roku, gdy Niemcy zdobyli te czesc Warszawy, 11 rannych, którzy nie mogli zostac ewakuowani kanalami, zostalo zamordowanych przez niemieckich zolnierzy. Wsród ofiar znalazly sie takze dwie sanitariuszki.

Tekst znajdujacy sie na tablicy brzmi:

**"Powstanie Warszawskie
sierpien 1944

Tutaj w piwnicach kwater przy ul. Kilinskiego 3 dzialal z zaloga pelna poswiecenia szpital polowy batalionu AK "Gustaw". Komendantem szpitala byl dr "Morwa" Tadeusz Pogórski.

Po upadku starówki 2.IX.1944 Niemcy zamordowali 11 rannych niemozliwych do ewakuacji kanalami, w tym 2 sanitariuszki."**

Ta tablica jest waznym symbolem pamieci o bohaterach Powstania Warszawskiego, którzy walczyli i oddali zycie za wolnosc Polski.

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[ENG] The informational plaque located on Kilinskiego Street in Warsaw is mounted on the wall of the Special Vocational School No. 54. It is made of metal and commemorates the dramatic events associated with the Warsaw Uprising of 1944.

The plaque reminds us of the field hospital of the Home Army (Armia Krajowa) that operated in the cellars of the building at 3 Kilinskiego Street. This hospital, belonging to the AK Battalion "Gustaw," was led by Dr. Tadeusz Pogórski, known by the pseudonym "Morwa." In August 1944, during fierce fighting for Warsaw, the hospital, with a crew full of dedication, cared for wounded soldiers.

After the fall of the Old Town on September 2, 1944, when the Germans captured this part of Warsaw, 11 wounded individuals who could not be evacuated through the sewers were murdered by German soldiers. Among the victims were two nurses.

The text on the plaque reads:

**"Warsaw Uprising
August 1944

Here, in the cellars of the quarters at 3 Kilinskiego Street, a field hospital of the AK Battalion 'Gustaw' operated with a crew full of dedication. The hospital commander was Dr. Tadeusz Pogórski, alias 'Morwa'.

After the fall of the Old Town on September 2nd, 1944, the Germans murdered 11 wounded individuals who could not be evacuated through the sewers, including 2 nurses."**

This plaque is an important symbol of remembrance for the heroes of the Warsaw Uprising, who fought and gave their lives for the freedom of Poland.
Address:
Kilińskiego 3 00-257 Warszawa Polska


Name of War: Warsaw Uprising 1944

Type of Documentation: Historic Marker/Interpretive

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