In reality Poles fought in almost every theatre of WW2,
Don't deflect. 66,000 deaths during the German invasion was an avoidable disaster. It proved again that Poles are guided by emotions, not cold-blooded fact-based logic.
A quick look at the strength of the German army would tell any moron that Poland would lose. From this point on, the only question was how many Poles would die in the process.
For reference: 137 in Chechoslovakia. I guess Chechs are not as patriotic...
(Poles wanted to greet the Soviets in Warsaw as masters of the freed city)
At least you are honest...It was not about minimizing Polish casualties. It was pure politics.
The AK should have known that the Soviets were better chess players and had a different plan for Poland. So they said: OK, wanna play this kind of game? Cool, go for it, idiots, while we will get some rest and wait for the river to freeze.
You have to admit it was brilliant...watching both Germans and hostile Poles killing each other...I wonder if the Red Arny was serving popcorn to kill the boredom...
The result...Quoting:
The Outcome of the Warsaw Uprising Altogether, Polish losses during the uprising included 150,000 civilian deaths and about 20,000 Home Army casualties. The German forces lost an estimated 10,000 troops.