Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The Polish Army fought tenaciously, but was defeated within weeks.
A German motorcycle unit advances through the Bydgoszcz region during the invasion of Poland. September 18, 1939.
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German forces and Polish civilians on the outskirts of Warsaw. In the background of the photograph, the city burns as a result of the German military assault. Warsaw, Poland, September 1939.
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German troops parade through Warsaw after the German invasion of Poland. Warsaw, Poland, September 28-30, 1939.
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Adolf Hitler (lower right) gives Nazi salute as he reviews victorious German troops. Warsaw, Poland, October 5, 1939.
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German soldiers parade in Pilsudski Square. Warsaw, Poland, October 4, 1939.
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Invading German troops enter the town of Lodz. Poland, September 8, 1939.
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Invading German soldiers raise the Nazi flag in front of the city hall. Gdynia, Poland, September 1939.
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The Sigismund Monument stands amid rubble in the Polish capital after Germany's Blitzkrieg assault. Warsaw, Poland, 1939.
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