Crisis in Poland after the imposition of Martial Law by its Military Government. Martial Law and repression of solidarity by the military government. Lech Walesa speaks to an assembly of solidarity party workers. The message of General Jaruzelski shown on television, declaring martial law in the nation. Soldiers with rifles and bayonets march on roads of cities. Civilians stand on sides of roads and watch the parading troops of soldiers.
Crisis in Poland after the imposition of Martial Law by its Military Government. Pope John Paul II lights a lamp in window of a church. Pope lights the lamp in midnight and the midnight prayer bells ring just after it.
Crisis in Poland after the imposition of Martial Law by its Military Government. A crowd gathered in a public park to pay homage to striking workers died in firing of government guards. Large number of women among the crowd. Government vehicles and guards arrive at the venue. A machine sprays a water jet on the people to disperse them from the venue. The park emptied by the guards. General Wojciech Jaruzelski addresses the parliament. Another crowd protesting on streets dispersed by government guards.
Crisis in Poland after the imposition of Martial Law by its Military Government. Polish civilians celebrate a religious mass inside a Roman Catholic church. A priest wearing golden vestments lead the mass. People raise their hands in victory note and pray. A picture of a golden Virgin Mary with the Polish flag in the background is shown inside the church.
President Reagan addresses the crisis in Poland after the imposition of Martial Law by its Military Government. United States President Ronald Reagan delivers an address from his office in White House, Washington DC. President Reagan expresses empathy with the solidarity movement. He condemns the repression of the Polish military government. Reagan also speaks against the support of the Polish military government by the Soviet Union. He leaves a message of unity with the Solidarity Movement in Poland by recounting the lyrics of a well known Polish song, ";let Poland be Poland...."