01AUG2018 - Holiday Today - China, Poland
China - Army Day
The People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China was founded on August 1, 1927. This day is an important holiday for the Chinese, that is known in the country as Army Day.
The Communist Party of China founded the People's Liberation Army on August 1 during the Nanchang Uprising. The army was called at that time as the Chinese Worker's and Peasant’s Red Army. Another simplified name, Red Army, became widespread.
Poland - Warsaw Uprising Memorial Day
Warsaw Uprising Memorial Day is a new national holiday, that is observed in Poland since 2010. This day commemorates the heroes of the Warsaw Uprising, that began on August 1, 1944.
The Warsaw Uprising was a major operation of the Polish resistance Home Army during World War II. It began on August 1, 1944 and lasted for 2 months and 1 day. It was timed to coincide with the approaching of the Soviet Union's Red Army, that would support the Polish movement. However, the advance of the Red Army stopped, and the Polish resistance had to fight against Nazi Germany on its own with almost no support from outside.




