Photos Taken in Poland | World War II Database

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TKS tankette with 20mm automatic cannon, Poland, late 1930s	Polish troops on a Sokół 1000 motorcycle with a Ckm wz. 30 machine gun, 3 May 1938

Polish infantryman with a Browning wz. 28 automatic rifle during the Polish Army summer maneauvers of 1938	General Józef Zajac, President Stefan Starzynski, and others with an anti-aircraft artillery banner, Poland, Nov 1938

Brigadier General Narbut-Luczynski speaking with children during a Polish Army public event, 1939; note Karabin wz. 98 rifle and Browning wz. 28 automatic rifle	Joachim von Ribbentrop, Edward Rydz-Śmigły, and Ignacy Mościcki, Warsaw, Poland, early 1939

Marian Machocki in the turret of a Vickers Mk. E 6-ton Type B light tank, Poland, circa winter 1938-1939	Polish soldier with a Browning wz. 28 automatic rifle on the sidecar of a Sokól 1000 motorcycle, 1930s

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Józef Beck during a visit by German foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, Warsaw, Poland, Jan 1939	Edward Rydz-Smigly, Janusz Gluchowski, and Mieczysław Ryś-Trojanowski inspecting Polish troops, 19 Apr 1939; note Browning wz. 1928 automatic rifle in foreground

Polish soldiers marching, Poland, circa 1939	Reichenau and Hitler in Poland, circa Sep-Oct 1939

German troops at the Egiertowo crossroads on the road to Danzig during the initial invasion of Poland, 1 Sep 1939. Note the heavy German reliance on horse-drawn transports.	German soldiers carrying MG34 machine guns, Poland, Sep 1939

Civilians celebrating the British declaration of war on Germany, Warsaw, Poland, 3 Sep 1939; translation of the banner 'Long Live England'	A girl holding her dog, 8 Żelazna Street, Warsaw, Poland, 5 Sep 1939

City of Wielun, Poland damaged after German aerial bombing, early Sep 1939	American photographer Julien Bryan (left, with fedora), through his interpreter (center, speaking), being questioned by Polish policeman Frank Kotlewski (right), Warsaw, Poland, 9 Sep 1939; the windshield was said to have been damaged by flying debris during a German air attack

German aerial bombs detonating around a road in Poland, Sep 1939	Maximilian von Weichs inspecting troops during a victory parade, Łódź, Poland, 9 Sep 1939