On 31 July 2024, at the invitation of the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda and the Mayor of Warsaw, Rafał Trzaskowski, Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier attended the commemoration ceremony on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Warsaw Uprising against German occupation. As the first German President since 1994, Federal President Steinmeier gave a speech during the state ceremony at the Warsaw Uprising Monument on Krasiński Square.
Overview of the programme
Wednesday, 31 July
- Midday
Arrival in Warsaw - 2.45 pm, Warsaw Insurgents Cemetery
Meeting with resistance fighters of the Warsaw Uprising - 6.00 pm, Krasiński Square
Attendance at the commemoration ceremony on the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, with speech of the Federal President (at approx. 7.30 pm)
Thursday, 1 August
- 9.00 am, Belweder Palace
Talks with the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda - 10.30 am
Wreath-laying ceremony at the Monument to the Victims of the Wola Massacre, together with the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda - Midday
Departure from Warsaw
