protestors carried signs declaring “Bread and Freedom” and “Russians Go Home.” As the march grew, shots were fired into the crowd by the Polish security forces; over 50 marchers died. In October, Khrushchev traveled to Warsaw to meet with Polish leaders and make it plain that the Soviet Red Army would use force to ensure Poland’s continued obedience. Rather than knuckle under, however, Polish leaders insisted that any use of force by the Soviets would trigger a massive uprising, and crowds in the major cities of Lodz, Wroclaw, and Warsaw protested the Soviet threats.
