Poland marks 80th anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
By DW
22 April 2023 |
12:31 pm
Wednesday marks eight decades since the Jewish resistance took on Nazi soldiers in Warsaw. Frank-Walter Steinmeier is the first German head of state to give a speech at the commemoration.
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