Explosion

Explosion of the tank-trap in Warsaw

1944 · 52.25° N, 21.01° E

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When
1944
Kind
Explosion
Coordinates
52.25° N, 21.01° E
Description
event that took place during the Warsaw Uprising on 13 August 1944
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Explosion of the tank-trap in Warsaw

Explosion during the Warsaw Uprising

The so-called explosion of the tank-trap on Kiliński Street in Warsaw occurred on 13 August 1944, during the Warsaw Uprising, at Kiliński Street in the Old Town. The blast was caused by a captured German special vehicle, a Borgward IV, which the insurgents had captured. More than 300 Polish insurgents and civilians, who had gathered to admire the trophy, were killed in the explosion.

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