Poznań 1956 protests
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| Poznański Czerwiec 56 (Poznań July '56) Anti-communist armed revolt |
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| Part of Cold War | |||||||||
 "We want bread!" |
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| Anti-communist labourers and other civilan protestors |
 Communist LWP KBW and UB |
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| Gen. Stanisław Popławski | |||||||||
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| 100,000 protestors 200-300 armed fighters (est.) Equipment: 188 firearms 2 tanks captured 1 MG Some petrol bombs A few trucks |
Part of Polish 2nd Armoured Corps: Polish 10th Armoured Division Polish 19th Armoured Division and Polish 4th Infrantry Division Polish 5th Infrantry Division That is: 10,300 men 400 tanks 30 AFVs |
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| 74 killed 600 wounded (official figures) |
8 killed (official figures) several wounded |
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The Poznań 1956 protests (sometimes called Poznań insurrection 1956) (Polish: Poznański Czerwiec — "Poznań June") was the first of massive protests of the Polish people against the communist government. The protests began on June 28, 1956, at Poznań's Cegielski Factories and were met with bloody repression. A crowd of 100,000 gathered in the city center near the UB (Communist Secret Police) building and were fired upon. 400 tanks and 10,000 soldiers were ordered to smash the demonstration. According to official figures, 74 people were killed (the actual number of dead is thought to be higher), including a 13-year-old boy, Romek Strzałkowski. More than a thousand people sustained injuries.
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[edit] External links
- (Polish) Site about the Poznań 1956 protests
- (Polish) Powstanie Poznańskiego Czerwca
- Black Thursday - timeline of events
- Hot June '56
- 50 years since the Poznan uprising
- Article celebrating fiftieth anniversary of the protests
- Interview with Karol Modzelewski, a leader of the revolt
- CIA Daily and Weekly intelligence summaries from October and November 1956
- Poznań - Budapest - 1956
Partitions: Bar Confederation - Kościuszko Uprising - Greater Poland Uprising (1794) - Greater Poland Uprising (1806) - November Uprising - Greater Poland Uprising (1846) - Kraków Uprising - Greater Poland Uprising (1848) - January Uprising
Second Republic: Greater Poland Uprising (1918–1919) - Silesian Uprisings
World War II: Warsaw Ghetto Uprising - Operation Tempest - Warsaw Uprising
People's Republic: Poznań 1956 protests
