Prudential building in Warsaw, Poland exploding as it was hit by a shell from a German Karl-Gerät self-propelled howitzer, 28 Aug 1944; viewed from the top of the building at the address Mikołaja Kopernika 28 about 300 meters to the east

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; viewed from the top of the building at the address MikoÅ‚aja Kopernika 28 about 300 meters to the east ww2dbase
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Photos on Same Day 28 Aug 1944
Photos at Same Place Warsaw, Poland
Added By C. Peter Chen
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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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