Beginning of the Second World War

On September 1, 1939 at 4.45 am the “Schleswig-Holstein” opened fire on Polish fortifications. Around the same time, German bombers bombed the small town of Wielun in central Poland. “They have been firing back since 5.45 am! And from now on, bombs will be rewarded with bombs! " proclaimed Adolf Hitler - the beginning of the Second World War.  

Beginning of the Second World War

On September 1, 1939 at 4.45 am the “Schleswig-Holstein” opened fire on Polish fortifications. Around the same time, German bombers bombed the small town of Wielun in central Poland. “They have been firing back since 5.45 am! And from now on, bombs will be rewarded with bombs! " proclaimed Adolf Hitler - the beginning of the Second World War.

 

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