HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - The Huntsville-Madison County Public Library will open a photography exhibit on World War II's Warsaw Uprising with a free reception and talk on April 21 at 2 p.m. on the third floor of the main library, 915 Monroe St. Dr. Tadeusz and Iwona Janik, natives of Poland and current residents of Huntsville, will introduce the exhibit, which is narrated by Dr. Peter Gessner of the University of New York at Buffalo. Gessner participated in the uprising as a 13-year-old Boy Scout.
The Exhibition of Pictures of the Warsaw Uprising includes photos, news articles and essays from the Polish resistance Home Army's attempt to liberate Warsaw from Nazi Germany. The rebellion was timed to coincide with the Soviet Union’s Red Army approach of the eastern suburbs of the city and the expected retreat of German forces. The Soviet advance was stopped short of its goal, but the Polish resistance continued to fight for 63 days as the Germans to regrouped and demolished the city, ultimately defeating the Polish resistance.
The exhibit will be on display on the main library's third floor April 21 through May 26. The exhibit is free to visit. For more information, call (256) 883-8245 or (256) 653-4450.