| Source | Photos – Warsaw bombardment. |
| Event referred to | The Warsaw bombardment 1939. |
| Technological characteristics | Type of file : image
Extension : jpg.
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| Description of the source | The photos show the bombardment of Warsaw in September 1939. It is the real picture of events that took place on that day. They show bombs dropping from German bombers on Warsaw, destroyed Polish airplanes and dead pilots' bodies. |
| Contextualisation of the source | The photos which were taken during the bombardment of Warsaw are to reveal the real face of that event. The death of thousands of innocent people, the destruction of the whole city. |
| Interpretation of the source | The photos were taken during the bombardment of Warsaw in September 1939. The iconographic sources of those dramatic events reflect in fullness the tragedy of first days of war and the vastness of destruction. Bombardments of strategic objects on Polish territory, especially the attack on the capital city – Warsaw – were taken by the Polish people not only as an attack on Polish state but also as an direct attack on the nation. The people of Warsaw, despite their big losses, weren't thrown on their knees – the historical experience from the past made the Poles to stand up in a fight for independence. |
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