Photos Taken in Poland | World War II Database

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Polish resistance fighter observing Krakowskie Przedmiescie Street from a collapsed wall of the Holy Cross Church, Warsaw, Poland, 23 Aug 1944; note captured German K98 rifle and helmet; the townhouses in the background were of addresses Krakowskie Przedmieście 10, 8, and 6	Remains of a German soldier killed during the Warsaw Uprising, Poland, 23 Aug 1944

Polish resistance fighters of the Ruczaj Battalion guarding entrance of the Mala PASTa building at Piusa 19 Street (now 19 Piekna Street), Warsaw, Poland, circa 24 Aug 1944	USAAF intelligence aerial photograph of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp at Oświęcim, Poland taken 25 Aug 1944. This is a scan of an enlarged print taken from the original negative and captioned by the CIA in 1978.

Polish resistance fighter with captured German Kar98k rifle outside the Field Cathedral of the Polish Army on Dluga Street, Warsaw, Poland, late Aug 1944	Polish resistance fighters with a captured German MG 34 machine gun on a balcony on Aleje Jerozolimskie Street, Warsaw, Poland, 27 Aug 1944

German StuG III Ausf. G assault gun fighting at the intersection of Zakroczymska and Romana Sanguszki Streets near the Polish Security Printing Works building, Warsaw, Poland, 28 Aug 1944	Prudential building in Warsaw, Poland exploding as it was hit by a shell from a German Karl-Gerät self-propelled howitzer, 28 Aug 1944; viewed from the top of the building at the address Mikołaja Kopernika 28 about 300 meters to the east

An unexploded shell from German Karl-Gerät self-propelled howitzer, basement of Prudential building, Warsaw, Poland, 30 Aug 1944	Fire fighting during the Warsaw Uprising, Leszno Street, Warsaw, Poland, Aug-Oct 1944

German Karl-Gerät self-propelled howitzer 'Ziu' bombarding Polish positions in Warsaw from Sowinski Park at the edge of the city, Poland, 18 Aug-21 Sep 1944, photo 2 of 2	German soldiers in Poland, Sep 1944; note Panzerschreck weapon being lifted up to the wall

German SS-Gruppenführer Heinz Reinefarth (left, with papers) and commanding officer of 5th Regiment (Kuban Cossack Infantry) Jakub Bondarenko (next to Reinefarth) near Wolska Street during the Warsaw Uprising, Poland, Sep 1944	Major Alfons Kotowski (standing on gun), Adolf Pilch (right of photograph, with mustache), Lech Zabierek (next to Pilch, back facing camera), and others of Polish resistance Kampinos Regiment with a captured German 2 cm FlaK 38 gun during the Warsaw Uprising, Poland, Sep 1944

Polish resistance fighters Aleksander Wolski, Olsza, Jan Dabroski, and Stefan Iwanowski inspecting a captured German R75 'Sahara' motorcycle, Warsaw, Poland, Sep 1944	Polish resistance fighters near the PAST building in Warsaw, Poland, Aug-Oct 1944

Three Karl-Gerät self-propelled howitzers preparing to fire at Warsaw, Poland, Aug-Sep 1944; note converted Panzer IV ammunition carrier	Resistance fighters Tadeusz Rajszczak (young boy in foreground), Henryka Zarzycka-Dziakowska (woman behind Rajszczak), and others near Nowy Swiat Street, Warsaw, Poland, early morning of 2 Sep 1944

Young Polish resistance fighters Tadeusz Rajszczak (left), an unidentified fighter, and Michal Lach (right) near Nowy Swiat Street, Warsaw, Poland, early morning of 2 Sep 1944	German 7.5 cm PaK 40 anti-tank gun and its crew fighting in the streets of Warsaw, Poland during the Warsaw Uprising, 11 Sep 1944; note heavily damaged buildings