National Content: Poland
Photos presenting the invasion on Poland- Westerplatte- 1st of September 1939.
Source | Here are the photos presenting the defending the Polish military garrison on Westerplatte since 1st September till 7th September in 1939 These photos come from the archive collections, but they are also settled on various Internet sites relating to the beginning of the 2nd world war- with a possibility of a full- set access. |
Event referred to | The Wehrmacht’s Invasion on Poland. |
Technological characteristics | JPG photos. |
Description of the source | Here are the photos presenting, as follows: 1.A group of Polish soldiers 2.Panzer Ship Schleswig- Holstein, which took part in initiating the attacks on Gdansk, on 1st September in 1939 3. Westerplatte set on fire 4.After Westerplatte’s capitulation 5.Polish prisoners in war 6.The Wehrmacht Army 7.The German soldiers with a wounded or killed person |
Contextualisation of the source | The photos shows the observation of German swift operations during the firs stage of the war, emphasizing the victorious Blitzkrieg rules and the military domination on the Germany’s side |
Interpretation of the source | The movements of German forces have regular, strict character. Poland was not prepared to the defending operations in a big scale. From the picture it comes a feeling of inequality corresponding to the military operations on the parts of the both sides of the conflict |
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