Poland marks 69th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising
The Polish president, Bronislaw Komorowski, gives the Gold Cross of Merit to uprising insurgent Stanislawa Bialek at Freedom Park in the Warsaw Uprising museumPhotograph: Jacek Turczyk/EPAMotorists and onlookers stop for a minute's silence on the streets of WarsawPhotograph: Alik Keplicz/APPresident Bronislaw Komorowskiprays at the Warsaw insurgents' cemeteryPhotograph: Tomasz Gzell/EPA
General Zbigniew Scibor-Rylski, president of the board of uprising insurgents, salutes during a wreath-laying ceremonyPhotograph: Grzegorz Jakubowski/EPAResidents hold a minute of silence to honour the heroes of the uprising at the 'Gloria Victis' monument in Powazki military cemeteryPhotograph: Leszek Szymanski/EPARoses are left at a memorial plaque in central WarsawPhotograph: Ido Liven/Demotix/CorbisThe monument to the Polish underground statePhotograph: Grzegorz Jakubowski/EPAEwa Kopacz, marshal of the Sejm (Polish parliament), lays a wreathPhotograph: Grzegorz Jakubowski/EPAFormer insurgent Ryszard Matrzak salutesPhotograph: Jacek Turczyk/EPAResidents gather at the Mound of the UprisingPhotograph: Jakub Kaminski/EPAResidents attend a ceremony at the Mound of the Warsaw UprisingPhotograph: Jakub Kaminski/EPA
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