The Warsaw Uprising ended on October 2, 1944, after 63 days of heroic fighting.

Poles had to face the overwhelming German forces, lack of support from the Allies, shortage of weapons and ammunition, and a vast number of wounded. The Home Army command’s decision was also influenced by the desire to stop the repression against the civilian population.

The agreement ending the Warsaw Uprising was signed on October 2, 1944, in Ożarów Mazowiecki by representatives of the Home Army Headquarters: Colonel Kazimierz “Jarecki” Iranka-Osmecki and Lieutenant Colonel Zygmunt “Zyndram” Dobrowolski. The military operation ended on October 2 at 8:00 PM, while civilians were being evacuated until October 8. In total, about 650,000 civilians were driven out of Warsaw, of whom 154,000 were forced into labour camps in Germany. During the uprising, 10,000 soldiers were killed, about 200,000 civilians were murdered, and the city was systematically destroyed until December 1944, when it was completely desolated.

Following the capitulation agreement, Poles were obliged to release German prisoners of war. Poles were guaranteed the right to benefit from the provisions of the 1929 Geneva Convention. The provisions were granted to prisoners of war who were captured during combat, insurgents fighting with weapons, as well as women and men taking part in various auxiliary services. This was the first time in history when prisoner-of-war rights were granted to women. Proof of affiliation with the Home Army was a Home Army ID containing a military alias. Additionally, Poles were obliged to provide the true names of Polish soldiers. Women could request to be treated as civilians, and many of them took advantage of this opportunity, often to take care of family members.

After the fall of the Uprising, about 17,000 members of the Polish Resistance were sent to prisoner-of-war camps, including about 3,000 women. Women were sent to prisoner-of-war camps in Zethein, a branch of the Mühlber camp – Stalag IV B, Stalag 344 Lamsdorf, Stalag X B Sandbostel near Hamburg, Stalag XI A Gross Lübars (Altengrabow), Stalag XI B Fallingbostel near Hanover, Oberlangen.