![Invading German troops approach Bydgoszcz. Poland, September 18, 1939. [LCID: 70010]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/13b8832d-062a-43cf-ac5c-261937ff54c9.jpeg "Invading German troops approach Bydgoszcz. Poland, September 18, 1939. [LCID: 70010]")
Troupes d’invasion allemandes approchant de Bydgoszcz. Pologne, 18 septembre 1939.
Voir le document![German forces in the outskirts of Warsaw. In the background of the photograph, the city burns as a result of the German military ... [LCID: 20361]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/821c4820-5b55-47ad-a1fc-c8d8b9a21074.jpg "German forces in the outskirts of Warsaw. In the background of the photograph, the city burns as a result of the German military ... [LCID: 20361]")
Forces allemandes aux abords de Varsovie. En arrière plan de la photo, la ville brûle du fait de l’attaque militaire allemande. Varsovie, Pologne, septembre 1939.
Voir le document![German troops parade through Warsaw after the invasion of Poland. [LCID: 80487]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/effe57cb-94e6-4852-a506-e8a464a63fea.jpeg "German troops parade through Warsaw after the invasion of Poland. [LCID: 80487]")
Troupes allemandes défilant dans les rues de Varsovie après la reddition de la Pologne. Varsovie, Pologne, du 28 au 30 septembre 1939.
Voir le document![Adolf Hitler (lower right) gives Nazi salute as he reviews victorious German troops. [LCID: 70041]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/c4931673-c4bc-46bc-9f1b-ab80f6b9820f.jpeg "Adolf Hitler (lower right) gives Nazi salute as he reviews victorious German troops. [LCID: 70041]")
Adolf Hitler (en bas à droite) fait le salut nazi en passant en revue les troupes allemandes victorieuses. Varsovie, Pologne, 5 octobre 1939.
Voir le document![German soldiers parade in Pilsudski Square. Warsaw, Poland, October 4, 1939. [LCID: 70016]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/f24be463-0a0d-4904-82fe-9dc10277ed0a.jpeg "German soldiers parade in Pilsudski Square. Warsaw, Poland, October 4, 1939. [LCID: 70016]")
Soldats allemands paradant sur la place Pilsudski. Varsovie, Pologne, 4 octobre 1939.
Voir le document![Invading German troops enter the town of Lodz. Poland, September 8, 1939. [LCID: 70043]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/97eec35d-b58a-4b17-92dc-97a66d93fbae.jpg "Invading German troops enter the town of Lodz. Poland, September 8, 1939. [LCID: 70043]")
Troupes d’invasion allemandes entrant dans la ville de Lodz. Pologne, 8 septembre 1939.
Voir le document![Invading German soldiers raise the Nazi flag in front of the city hall. [LCID: 70037]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/f16bd3d7-b5a5-4cec-9aa3-8015e797c657.jpg "Invading German soldiers raise the Nazi flag in front of the city hall. [LCID: 70037]")
Troupes d’invasion allemandes faisant flotter le drapeau nazi en face de l’hôtel de ville. Gdynia, Pologne, septembre 1939.
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