Prudential building in Warsaw, Poland exploding as it was hit by a shell from a German Karl-Gerät self-propelled howitzer, 28 Aug 1944

Caption   Prudential building in Warsaw, Poland exploding as it was hit by a shell from a German Karl-Gerät self-propelled howitzer, 28 Aug 1944 ww2dbase
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Photos on Same Day 28 Aug 1944
Photos at Same Place Warsaw, Poland
Added By C. Peter Chen
Added Date 16 Oct 2009



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1. wayne lewan says:
24 Nov 2020 10:15:21 PM

the polish people were real heroes may they never have to endure that again. i will be proud to receive my polish passport in memory of my family from warsaw

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