4 Sep 1939

Poland
  • Germans executed 1000 Poles near Bydgoszcz, including a number of Boy Scouts. ww2dbase [Bydgoszcz | TH]
9 Sep 1939

Photo(s) dated 9 Sep 1939
Public execution of Polish hostages by the newly established German occupation authority, Bydgoszcz, Poland, 8 or 9 Sep 1939
24 Sep 1939

Poland

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