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American support was also limited. After Stalin's objections to support for the uprising, Churchill telegrammed Roosevelt on [[August 25]] and proposed sending planes in defiance of Stalin, and to 'see what happens.' Similar to his capitulation to Stalin at Yalta, Roosevelt replied on [[August 26]]: ''I do not consider it advantageous to the long-range general war prospect for me to join you in the proposed message to Uncle Joe''.

Also of significant note is the existance of an American Airbase at Poltava in the Ukraine, which made a supply drop in the "Frantic Mission" on Warsaw in mid-September, however, this enfuriated Stalin, who immediately forbade anall Allied presence in Soviet airspace.

TheAlso, the British today are still extremely embarrassed to have used the Independent Polish Parachute Brigade in Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands, a pathetic failure which gained nothing for the Western Allies (even the prized word of a distinguished Polish General, Sosabowski, would not discourage Marshall Montgomery). The use of the Paratroopers in Warsaw would have firstly been a tremendous morale boost, and if not prolonging the AK's efforts, if dropped at the beginning of August, it might have even seized the entire city in a combined effort with the AK, they were after all, trained professional elitists. However, what would have happened had the Paras been used is all speculation, it does however, raise some significant questions about the Allies' priorities as well as overall strategic/political knowledge.

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[[Image:Uprising airmen.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The [[monument]] shown in this photograph was erected to commemorate the [[allied]] airmen who lost their lives over Warsaw.]]