Gdansk, Poland. 01st Sep, 2016. September 1 2016 was the 77th anniversary commemorating the outbreak of World War II in Gdansk, Poland at Westerplatte. On September 1, 1939, Nazi Germany attacked Poland commencing with a series of air raids on the City of Wielun. The ceremonies at Westerplatte mark the place where Poland's armed forces first clashed and resisted Nazi German invaders. A moment of silence was held at 4:48 , which is the exact hour at which the first shots of the Second World War were fired. Credit: PACIFIC PRESS/Alamy Live News
September 1 2016 was the 77th anniversary commemorating the outbreak of World War II in Gdansk, Poland at Westerplatte. On September 1, 1939, Nazi Germany attacked Poland commencing with a series of air raids on the City of Wielun. The ceremonies at Westerplatte mark the place where Poland’s armed forces first clashed and resisted Nazi German invaders. A moment of silence was held at 4:48 , which is the exact hour at which the first shots of the Second World War were fired. A German battleship, the Schleswig-Holstein without warning, opened fire with its 15-inch guns on the Polish fort at Westerplatte guarding Gdansk harbor. (Photo by Anna Ferensowicz/ Pacific Press)
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