Blue sky portrait open metal gate, with 'PW' Kotwica 'anchor', Warsaw Uprising Museum entrance, Przyokopowa Street, Wola, Warsaw
The Warsaw Uprising Museum, housed in a former trams power station, opened 31 July 2004, the 60th Anniversary of the Uprising. The Kotwica ('anchor') was a symbol of the Polish Underground and Home Army during World War 2. The emblem was originally created by the Home Army Wawer Sabotage Unit as an emblem for the Polish struggle for independence. With the meaning 'pomscimy Wawer' ('We shall avenge Wawer'), the initials, 'PW', were a reference to the reprisal massacre of 107 civilians, 26-27 December, 1939, by the German occupiers at Wawer, near Warsaw. 'PW' is also an abbreviation for 'Wojsko Polskie' ('Polish Army') and Powstanie Warszawskie ('Warsaw Uprising'). The symbol, because of its association with Polish independence, was banned after World War 2 by the Communist authorities. Metal entrance gate to the museum at Przyokopowa Street.
Size: 2553px × 3830px
Location: Street entrance to Warsaw Uprising Museum, Przyokopowa Street, Wola, Warsaw, Poland
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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