Old Wizard
2nd Lieutenant
Picture of the day. (14 Viewers)
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at6
1st Sergeant
Based on the writing, it must have been a German recon photo.
johnbr
2nd Lieutenant
Crimea_River
Marshal
michaelmaltby
Colonel
Tigers checking out before Kursk ... note the coiled barbed wire on on the ledges above the tracks ... to dissuade borders
fastmongrel
1st Sergeant
Royal Navy 6th Flotilla on patrol 6th Feb 1942
Lovely shots guys!
michaelmaltby
Colonel
... neat work.
michaelmaltby
Colonel
michaelmaltby
Colonel
Free French ...
At just after 04:45 local time on September 1, 1939, as the Germans launched their attack on Westerplatte and WWII officially began, another ferocious assault was just beginning at the small post office in the city's then-called Hevelius Square. Detachments of German police and SS units lay siege to the 50 Polish post office workers inside, who put up a brave struggle for over 17 hours until the casualties became unbearable, part of the building collapsed and the Germans began to attack with flame-throwers.
One month later on October 2, 30 of the surviving postal workers were sentenced to death and subsequently shot a few weeks later (their bodies were only discovered in Zaspa Cemetery in 1991), and the whole episode has become part of Polish history.
One month later on October 2, 30 of the surviving postal workers were sentenced to death and subsequently shot a few weeks later (their bodies were only discovered in Zaspa Cemetery in 1991), and the whole episode has become part of Polish history.
michaelmaltby
Colonel
The Free World needs more Poland ..... right about now.
