FALL OF WESTERPLATTE.—German victors trampling underfoot the wreckage of the Westerplatte, the Polish fortress in Danzig, after its surrender. The fortress’s small garrison of Danzig Poles held out heroically against German bombs from the air, shells from the sea, and constant artillery and infantry attacks on the land.
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Southland Times, Issue 23953, 20 October 1939, Page 3
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48FALL OF WESTERPLATTE.—German victors trampling underfoot the wreckage of the Westerplatte, the Polish fortress in Danzig, after its surrender. The fortress’s small garrison of Danzig Poles held out heroically against German bombs from the air, shells from the sea, and constant artillery and infantry attacks on the land. Southland Times, Issue 23953, 20 October 1939, Page 3
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