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04/06/2004 21:50:01

CNN Presents

Rare Footage, Recollections Highlight Documentary about Polish Revolt Against Nazi Occupation"Warsaw Rising: The Forgotten Soldiers of World War II" airs at 8pm Saturday June 5 and replays at 6pm Sunday June 6.

On the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landing, CNN premieres a groundbreaking documentary on a little-known chapter in the war.
“Warsaw Rising: The Forgotten Soldiers of World War II” tells the story of the Polish resistance and its 63-day battle against the Nazis, a battle fought while the Western world celebrated the successful Allied landings at Normandy. Through interviews with survivors and use of rarely seen footage filmed by the Underground Army, CNN Presents offers an unflinching look at how a country known as the “first ally” was abandoned in its hour of need.
“The story of the Warsaw Rising was largely forgotten,” said Kathy Slobogin, managing editor of CNN Presents. “For the Allies it was an embarrassment, and for the Soviets it was inconvenient. The Allies didn’t even invite Underground soldiers to the post-war victory parades. There was no official monument to the fighters in Warsaw until 1989. Through ‘Warsaw Rising,’ we are hopeful the world will start to remember.”
(CNN)