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.
Item ViewGerman 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.
Item ViewGerman troops parade through Warsaw after the German invasion of Poland. Warsaw, Poland, September 28-30, 1939.
Item ViewAdolf Hitler (lower right) gives Nazi salute as he reviews victorious German troops. Warsaw, Poland, October 5, 1939.
Item ViewGerman soldiers parade in Pilsudski Square. Warsaw, Poland, October 4, 1939.
Item ViewInvading German troops enter the town of Lodz. Poland, September 8, 1939.
Item ViewInvading German soldiers raise the Nazi flag in front of the city hall. Gdynia, Poland, September 1939.
Item ViewThe Sigismund Monument stands amid rubble in the Polish capital after Germany's Blitzkrieg assault. Warsaw, Poland, 1939.
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