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31 August 2024

KRAKOW, POLAND - AUGUST 31: Details of the monument to the Fallen Soldiers of the Army 'Krakow,' who sacrificed their lives defending Poland against the Germans in September 1939, on August 31, 2024, in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The destructive effects of World War II on Poland's population, economy, and culture are still felt today; over 5.2 million lives were lost, and the nation has been left to rebuild from ruins. Poland has never renounced its right to reparations from Germany, as the damage inflicted by the war continues to have lasting consequences.

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31 August 2024

KRAKOW, POLAND - AUGUST 31: Monument to the Fallen Soldiers of the Army 'Krakow,' who sacrificed their lives defending Poland against the Germans in September 1939, on August 31, 2024, in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The destructive effects of World War II on Poland's population, economy, and culture are still felt today; over 5.2 million lives were lost, and the nation has been left to rebuild from ruins. Poland has never renounced its right to reparations from Germany, as the damage inflicted by the war continues to have lasting consequences.

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31 August 2024

KRAKOW, POLAND - AUGUST 31: Details of the monument to the Fallen Soldiers of the Army 'Krakow,' who sacrificed their lives defending Poland against the Germans in September 1939, on August 31, 2024, in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The destructive effects of World War II on Poland's population, economy, and culture are still felt today; over 5.2 million lives were lost, and the nation has been left to rebuild from ruins. Poland has never renounced its right to reparations from Germany, as the damage inflicted by the war continues to have lasting consequences.

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31 August 2024

KRAKOW, POLAND - AUGUST 31: Graves of Polish soldiers from the Army 'Krakow' who fell defending their country in September 1939 against the Germans, seen on the eve of the 85th anniversary of World War II's outbreak at Rakowicki Cemetery, on August 31, 2024, in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The destructive effects of World War II on Poland's population, economy, and culture are still felt today; over 5.2 million lives were lost, and the nation has been left to rebuild from ruins. Poland has never renounced its right to reparations from Germany, as the damage inflicted by the war continues to have lasting consequences.

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31 August 2024

KRAKOW, POLAND - AUGUST 31: Graves of Polish soldiers from the Army 'Krakow' who fell defending their country in September 1939 against the Germans, seen on the eve of the 85th anniversary of World War II's outbreak at Rakowicki Cemetery, on August 31, 2024, in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The destructive effects of World War II on Poland's population, economy, and culture are still felt today; over 5.2 million lives were lost, and the nation has been left to rebuild from ruins. Poland has never renounced its right to reparations from Germany, as the damage inflicted by the war continues to have lasting consequences.

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31 August 2024

KRAKOW, POLAND - AUGUST 31: Grave of the Unknown Soldier and other Polish soldiers from the Army 'Krakow' who fell defending their country in September 1939 against the Germans, seen on the eve of the 85th anniversary of World War II's outbreak at Rakowicki Cemetery, on August 31, 2024, in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The destructive effects of World War II on Poland's population, economy, and culture are still felt today; over 5.2 million lives were lost, and the nation has been left to rebuild from ruins. Poland has never renounced its right to reparations from Germany, as the damage inflicted by the war continues to have lasting consequences.

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31 August 2024

KRAKOW, POLAND - AUGUST 31: Graves of Polish soldiers from the Army 'Krakow' who fell defending their country in September 1939 against the Germans, seen on the eve of the 85th anniversary of World War II's outbreak at Rakowicki Cemetery, on August 31, 2024, in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The destructive effects of World War II on Poland's population, economy, and culture are still felt today; over 5.2 million lives were lost, and the nation has been left to rebuild from ruins. Poland has never renounced its right to reparations from Germany, as the damage inflicted by the war continues to have lasting consequences.

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31 August 2024

KRAKOW, POLAND - AUGUST 31: Deatails of the monument to the Soviet Army soldiers who fell in the 'battle for the liberation' of Krakow in 1945, seen at Rakowicki Cemetery on the eve of the 85th anniversary of World War II's outbreak, on August 31, 2024, in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. On September 1, 1939, Germany, joined by Slovakia, attacked Poland from the west and north, and on September 17, the Soviet Union attacked from the east. The defensive war continued until October 6, 1939, and although the Polish Army's regular battles ended, Poland never formally surrendered; by September 27, 1939, the Polish Underground State was established in the occupied territories.

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31 August 2024

KRAKOW, POLAND - AUGUST 31: Deatails of the monument to the Soviet Army soldiers who fell in the 'battle for the liberation' of Krakow in 1945, seen at Rakowicki Cemetery on the eve of the 85th anniversary of World War II's outbreak, on August 31, 2024, in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. On September 1, 1939, Germany, joined by Slovakia, attacked Poland from the west and north, and on September 17, the Soviet Union attacked from the east. The defensive war continued until October 6, 1939, and although the Polish Army's regular battles ended, Poland never formally surrendered; by September 27, 1939, the Polish Underground State was established in the occupied territories.

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31 August 2024

KRAKOW, POLAND - AUGUST 31: Grave of Mieczyslaw Slaby (1905-1948), who served as a doctor at the Military Transit Depot on Westerplatte from August 1939, caring for the wounded during the defense of the peninsula and was later interned in a stalag despite his officer's rank, seen on the eve of the 85th anniversary of World War II's outbreak at Rakowicki Cemetery, on August 31, 2024, in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The destructive effects of World War II on Poland's population, economy, and culture are still felt today; over 5.2 million lives were lost, and the nation has been left to rebuild from ruins. Poland has never renounced its right to reparations from Germany, as the damage inflicted by the war continues to have lasting consequences.

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31 August 2024

KRAKOW, POLAND - AUGUST 31: Grave of Mieczyslaw Slaby (1905-1948), who served as a doctor at the Military Transit Depot on Westerplatte from August 1939, caring for the wounded during the defense of the peninsula and was later interned in a stalag despite his officer's rank, seen on the eve of the 85th anniversary of World War II's outbreak at Rakowicki Cemetery, on August 31, 2024, in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The destructive effects of World War II on Poland's population, economy, and culture are still felt today; over 5.2 million lives were lost, and the nation has been left to rebuild from ruins. Poland has never renounced its right to reparations from Germany, as the damage inflicted by the war continues to have lasting consequences.

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31 August 2024

KRAKOW, POLAND - AUGUST 31: Grave of Mieczyslaw Slaby (1905-1948), who served as a doctor at the Military Transit Depot on Westerplatte from August 1939, caring for the wounded during the defense of the peninsula and was later interned in a stalag despite his officer's rank, seen on the eve of the 85th anniversary of World War II's outbreak at Rakowicki Cemetery, on August 31, 2024, in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The destructive effects of World War II on Poland's population, economy, and culture are still felt today; over 5.2 million lives were lost, and the nation has been left to rebuild from ruins. Poland has never renounced its right to reparations from Germany, as the damage inflicted by the war continues to have lasting consequences.

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31 August 2024

KRAKOW, POLAND - AUGUST 31: Monument and Graves of German soldiers fallen during the WW2 in the area, seen on the eve of the 85th anniversary of World War II's outbreak at Rakowicki Cemetery, on August 31, 2024, in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The destructive effects of World War II on Poland's population, economy, and culture are still felt today; over 5.2 million lives were lost, and the nation has been left to rebuild from ruins. Poland has never renounced its right to reparations from Germany, as the damage inflicted by the war continues to have lasting consequences.

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31 August 2024

KRAKOW, POLAND - AUGUST 31: Graves of Polish soldiers from the Army 'Krakow' who fell defending their country in September 1939 against the Germans, seen on the eve of the 85th anniversary of World War II's outbreak at Rakowicki Cemetery, on August 31, 2024, in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The destructive effects of World War II on Poland's population, economy, and culture are still felt today; over 5.2 million lives were lost, and the nation has been left to rebuild from ruins. Poland has never renounced its right to reparations from Germany, as the damage inflicted by the war continues to have lasting consequences.

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31 August 2024

KRAKOW, POLAND - AUGUST 31: Details of the monument to the Fallen Soldiers of the Army 'Krakow,' who sacrificed their lives defending Poland against the Germans in September 1939, on August 31, 2024, in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The destructive effects of World War II on Poland's population, economy, and culture are still felt today; over 5.2 million lives were lost, and the nation has been left to rebuild from ruins. Poland has never renounced its right to reparations from Germany, as the damage inflicted by the war continues to have lasting consequences.

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31 August 2024

KRAKOW, POLAND - AUGUST 31: Monument to the Soviet Army soldiers who fell in the 'battle for the liberation' of Krakow in 1945, seen at Rakowicki Cemetery on the eve of the 85th anniversary of World War II's outbreak, on August 31, 2024, in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. On September 1, 1939, Germany, joined by Slovakia, attacked Poland from the west and north, and on September 17, the Soviet Union attacked from the east. The defensive war continued until October 6, 1939, and although the Polish Army's regular battles ended, Poland never formally surrendered; by September 27, 1939, the Polish Underground State was established in the occupied territories.

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