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German troops removing a gate at a border checkpoint, Zoppot-Gdingen (Sopot-Gdynia) Street in Danzig (Gdańsk), 1 Sep 1939, photo 2 of 2	German troops removing the Polish emblem from the wall of a post office in Danzig, 1 Sep 1939

Rudolf Heß and Adolf Hitler at the Reichstag meeting at the Kroll Opera House, Berlin, Germany, 1 Sep 1939	German soldiers carrying MG34 machine guns, Poland, Sep 1939

German women living in Poland giving bread to German soldiers, Poland, 2 Sep 1939	Sailors inspecting damage aboard Schleswig-Holstein caused by Polish coastal batteries of Hel Penninsula, Sep 1939

Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies announcing the start of the European War, Sep 1939	Civilians celebrating the British declaration of war on Germany, Warsaw, Poland, 3 Sep 1939; translation of the banner 'Long Live England'

German Panzer I, Panzer II, and SdKfz. 251 vehicles in Poland, circa 3 Sep 1939; the officer in the SdKfz. 251 halftrack vehicle might be Heinz Guderian	Typed script of the radio address King George VI of the United Kingdom delivered announcing Britain’s entry into the war with Germany, Buckingham Palace, London, England, UK, Sept 3, 1939. Page 1 of 2.

Typed script of the radio address King George VI of the United Kingdom delivered announcing Britain’s entry into the war with Germany, Buckingham Palace, London, England, UK, Sept 3, 1939. Page 2 of 2.	A girl holding her dog, 8 Żelazna Street, Warsaw, Poland, 5 Sep 1939

A lone horse wondering a recent battlefield, Poland, Sep 1939	City of Wielun, Poland damaged after German aerial bombing, early Sep 1939

German motorized troops traveling on muddy road in Poland, Sep 1939	Aerial view of a Polish city through the gunner's station aboard a German He 111 bomber, 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	Public execution of Polish hostages by the newly established German occupation authority, Bydgoszcz, Poland, 8 or 9 Sep 1939