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German battleship Schleswig-Holstein shelling Polish Westerplatte on 1 September 1939. This was one of the first acts of aggression in the Invasion of Poland. Second World War have begun.

Source: Polish wiki (same name, deleted after move to commons, deleted from commons). Note: Published in 1982 in a Polish book without a copyright notice. Scanned. Possibly copyrighted by unknown Nazi Germany photographer.

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current	15:13, 3 July 2006	600×463 (44 KB)	Piotrus (Talk \| contribs)	(German battleship Schleswig-Holstein shelling Polish Westerplatte on 1 September 1939. This was one of the first acts of agression in the Polish September Campaign. Second World War have begun. Source: Polish wiki (same name, deleted afte)