Around September 30 – October 2, 1944 · Warsaw

"Anna" Company before the capitulation of the Uprising

Six people from the "Anna" company of the "Gustaw" Battalion at Dąbrowskiego Square, photographed shortly before the capitulation.

Scene data

Date
Approximately September 30 - October 2, 1944
Location
Śródmieście Północne, pl. Dąbrowski.
Coordinates
52.23652, 21.00943
Author of the photo
Wiesław Chrzanowski "Wiesław"
Soldiers of the "Anna" company before capitulation, Around September 30 - October 2, 1944, Warsaw Uprising
Around September 30 - October 2, 1944 · Śródmieście Północne, pl. Dąbrowski. · photo by Wiesław Chrzanowski "Wiesław"
Material status: archiwalna fotografia poddana koloryzacji i animacji AI. Ruch postaci oraz kamery jest współczesną interpretacją i nie stanowi oryginalnego zapisu filmowego.

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Location

Location
Śródmieście Północne, pl. Dąbrowski.
Coordinates
52.23652, 21.00943
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Historical context

What do we know about this scene

At Dąbrowskiego Square, just before the capitulation, Wiesław Chrzanowski "Wiesław" photographed six people from the "Anna" company of the "Gustaw" Battalion. From the left standing: Cpl. Jerzy Sikorski "Sixton", Cpl. Kazimierz Dąb "Kazik", nurse Henryka Wieczorek "Heniuta", second lieutenant Henryk Ożarek "Henio", corporal Tadeusz Przybyłowski "Roma" and Cpl. cadet Antoni Dobraczyński "Hel". "Sixton" holds the "Rzeczpospolita Polska" newspaper with information about the capitulation negotiations. The photograph was taken around September 30 or October 1–2, 1944. On the night of October 2-3, an agreement on the cessation of hostilities was signed in Ożarów. This is a documented portrait before the surrender, but calling it the "last photo" remains conjecture.

What the photo shows

Six people from the "Anna" company of the "Gustaw" Battalion at Dąbrowskiego Square, photographed shortly before the capitulation.

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The material is based on archival photography. The color, character and camera movement have been developed in a modern way. Animation helps you look at details, but it certainly does not reconstruct events outside the frame.

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