Ethnic Byelorussian civilians in eastern Poland welcoming Soviet invaders, Poland, Sep 1939Firefighting in the ball room of the Royal Castle, Warsaw, Poland, 17 Sep 1939HMS Courageous sinking in the Atlantic Ocean, 17 Sep 1939HMS Courageous sinking, Atlantic Ocean, 17 Sep 1939; photograph taken by a British Royal Navy sailor aboard an escorting vessel
Ethnic Byelorussian civilians in eastern Poland welcoming Soviet invaders, Poland, Sep 1939Firefighting in the ball room of the Royal Castle, Warsaw, Poland, 17 Sep 1939HMS Courageous sinking in the Atlantic Ocean, 17 Sep 1939HMS Courageous sinking, Atlantic Ocean, 17 Sep 1939; photograph taken by a British Royal Navy sailor aboard an escorting vessel
Launching of Console Generale Liuzzi, Tosi Shipyard at Taranto, Italy, 17 Sep 1939Soviet forces crossing the Polish border, 17 Sep 1939The Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland burning after being hit by German shellfire, 17 Sep 1939
Launching of Console Generale Liuzzi, Tosi Shipyard at Taranto, Italy, 17 Sep 1939Soviet forces crossing the Polish border, 17 Sep 1939The Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland burning after being hit by German shellfire, 17 Sep 1939


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