Editorial photo #11541209 Human Interest
85th Anniversary Of The Outbreak Of World War II In Krakow
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz attends the anniversary of the outbreak of World War II at the monument to the Soldiers of September 1939 and the Krakow Army at the Rakowicki Cemetery in Krakow, Poland, on September 1, 2024. On September 1, 1939, the Third Reich attacks Poland when the school battleship ''Schleswig-Holstein'' begins shelling Westerplatte. Poland is also attacked by the Slovak army allied with the Third Reich. During the celebration of the 85th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, flowers are laid at the monument to the Soldiers of September 1939 and the ''Krakow'' Army at the Military Cemetery in Krakow. (Photo by Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto)
