On August 1, the sirens will howl at the “W” Hour, or at 5 p.m. The insurgents were to start fighting at the W hour, for “explosion” or “uprising.” The time was chosen because of the increased traffic on the streets of the capital in the afternoon.
August 1st “W” Hour. Sirens all over Poland
For many years in Warsaw and other Polish cities, when the clocks strike 5 p.m., alarm sirens are activated and a one-minute continuous signal is emitted.
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All trams, cars and other means of transport stop in a symbolic moment of reflection and tribute to the victims Warsaw uprising.
The “W” hour is the symbolic hour at which the Warsaw Uprising broke out on August 1, 1944. However, it must be remembered that the first battles with the Germans took place in Żoliborz at approx. 2 p.m., and in Wola and Śródmieście Północ at approx. 4 p.m.
