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German battleship Schleswig-Holstein bombarding Westerplatte, Danzig, 1 Sep 1939. Photo 1 of 2. | German battleship Schleswig-Holstein bombarding Westerplatte, Danzig, 1 Sep 1939. Photo 2 of 2. | German troops at the Egiertowo crossroads on the road to Danzig during the initial invasion of Poland, 1 Sep 1939. Note the heavy German reliance on horse-drawn transports. | German troops escorting the fighters who had surrendered at the Danzig post office, 1 Sep 1939 |
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German troops removing a gate at a border checkpoint, Zoppot-Gdingen (Sopot-Gdynia) Street in Danzig (Gdańsk), 1 Sep 1939, photo 1 of 2 | German troops removing a gate at a border checkpoint, Zoppot-Gdingen (Sopot-Gdynia) Street in Danzig (Gdańsk), 1 Sep 1939, photo 2 of 2 | German troops removing the Polish emblem from the wall of a post office in Danzig, 1 Sep 1939 | Rudolf Heß and Adolf Hitler at the Reichstag meeting at the Kroll Opera House, Berlin, Germany, 1 Sep 1939 |
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German soldiers carrying MG34 machine guns, Poland, Sep 1939 | German women living in Poland giving bread to German soldiers, Poland, 2 Sep 1939 | Sailors inspecting damage aboard Schleswig-Holstein caused by Polish coastal batteries of Hel Penninsula, Sep 1939 | Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies announcing the start of the European War, Sep 1939 |
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Civilians celebrating the British declaration of war on Germany, Warsaw, Poland, 3 Sep 1939; translation of the banner 'Long Live England' | German Panzer I, Panzer II, and SdKfz. 251 vehicles in Poland, circa 3 Sep 1939; the officer in the SdKfz. 251 halftrack vehicle might be Heinz Guderian | King George VI of the United Kingdom delivering his radio address announcing Britain’s entry into the war with Germany, Buckingham Palace, London, England, UK, Sept 3, 1939 [staged press photo]. | Typed script of the radio address King George VI of the United Kingdom delivered announcing Britain’s entry into the war with Germany, Buckingham Palace, London, England, UK, Sept 3, 1939. Page 1 of 2. |
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Typed script of the radio address King George VI of the United Kingdom delivered announcing Britain’s entry into the war with Germany, Buckingham Palace, London, England, UK, Sept 3, 1939. Page 2 of 2. | A girl holding her dog, 8 Żelazna Street, Warsaw, Poland, 5 Sep 1939 | A lone horse wondering a recent battlefield, Poland, Sep 1939 | City of Wielun, Poland damaged after German aerial bombing, early Sep 1939 |
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