Brian Sanders (British, B. 1937) "Warsaw Uprising" Artist notes in margins. Original Oil painting on Masonite. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which appeared on the Republic of the Marshall Islands 50c Warsaw Uprising 1944 stamp issued August 1, 1994. During World War II, Poland suffered at the hands of the Soviets while being targeted for some of Nazi Germany's worst atrocities as well. Starting with the Luftwaffe attack on Warsaw during the first days of World War II, Polish citizens continually rallied to defend their homeland. Since early 1940, Poland's Home Army -- an underground group of Polish freedom fighters -- had been planning an uprising against the Germans. Encouraged by Russia, the Home Army went forward with its rebellion against German forces on August 1, 1944. However, the Poles were a poor match for the heavily-armed German army. After 63 days of fighting, about 83 percent of Warsaw had been destroyed, and an estimated 18,000 Polish insurgents and some 200,000 civilians had perished. Image Size: 13.5 x 16.5 in. Overall Size: 17.5 x 20.5 in. Unframed. (B14777)