Peter had spent the past few days in a constant cycle of fear and euphoria. Since the Germans hadn’t suspected any kind of organized resistance, they’d been utterly unprepared, and the Home Army captured significant areas of the city. By the end of day two, gas, electricity and water were securely in Polish hands.
The Germans concentrated their forces on defending military installations and important communication infrastructure like the telephone exchange, the central train station and the airport.
“We have to build barricades against their tanks,” Peter ordered his men late at night.
“But how?” someone asked and gestured to the scene of destruction on the streets in the Wola district.
“The tramcars,” a young blond boy suggested and pointed his finger down the street.
Peter glanced i
