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German president seeks forgiveness in Poland on 80th anniversary of Warsaw uprising

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier speaks at commemorations to the Warsaw Uprising on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the doomed revolt against occupying German forces during World War II, in Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. AP - Czarek Sokolowski

During the 80th anniversary observance of the Warsaw Uprising on Wednesday, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier sought forgiveness from the Polish people. He emphasized that Germans must always remember the immense suffering inflicted on Poland by their nation.

“We Germans must not forget,” the German head of state said in Warsaw, the Polish capital, where people rose up against the occupying German forces during World War II. He met with very elderly veterans of the battle.

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