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#12711238

3 September 2025

In Gdansk, Poland, on September 1, 2025, Jerzy Grzywacz, a scout and witness to the outbreak of World War II, attends the ceremony at the Defenders of the Polish Post Office Square on the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. The attack on the Polish Post Office building occurs simultaneously with the beginning of the shelling of Westerplatte. Despite overwhelming enemy forces, the postal workers defend access to the Polish Post Office building for fourteen hours.

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#12711239

3 September 2025

In Gdansk, Poland, on September 1, 2025, Polish Army soldiers participate in a ceremony at the Defenders of the Polish Post Office Square on the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. The attack on the Polish Post Office building occurs simultaneously with the beginning of the shelling of Westerplatte. Despite overwhelming enemy forces, the postal workers defend access to the Polish Post Office building for fourteen hours.

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#12711240

3 September 2025

In Gdansk, Poland, on September 1, 2025, Piotr Grzelak, First Deputy Mayor of Gdansk, participates in the ceremony at the Defenders of the Polish Post Office Square on the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. The attack on the Polish Post Office building occurs simultaneously with the beginning of the shelling of Westerplatte. Despite overwhelming enemy forces, the postal workers defend access to the Polish Post Office building for fourteen hours.

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#12711241

3 September 2025

In Gdansk, Poland, on September 1, 2025, Piotr Grzelak, First Deputy Mayor of Gdansk, participates in the ceremony at the Defenders of the Polish Post Office Square on the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. The attack on the Polish Post Office building occurs simultaneously with the beginning of the shelling of Westerplatte. Despite overwhelming enemy forces, the postal workers defend access to the Polish Post Office building for fourteen hours.

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#12711242

3 September 2025

In Gdansk, Poland, on September 1, 2025, Polish Army soldiers participate in a ceremony at the Defenders of the Polish Post Office Square on the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. The attack on the Polish Post Office building occurs simultaneously with the beginning of the shelling of Westerplatte. Despite overwhelming enemy forces, the postal workers defend access to the Polish Post Office building for fourteen hours.

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#12711243

3 September 2025

In Gdansk, Poland, on September 1, 2025, Jerzy Grzywacz, a scout and witness to the outbreak of World War II, attends the ceremony at the Defenders of the Polish Post Office Square on the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. The attack on the Polish Post Office building occurs simultaneously with the beginning of the shelling of Westerplatte. Despite overwhelming enemy forces, the postal workers defend access to the Polish Post Office building for fourteen hours.

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#12711244

3 September 2025

In Gdansk, Poland, on September 1, 2025, Jerzy Grzywacz, a scout and witness to the outbreak of World War II, attends the ceremony at the Defenders of the Polish Post Office Square on the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. The attack on the Polish Post Office building occurs simultaneously with the beginning of the shelling of Westerplatte. Despite overwhelming enemy forces, the postal workers defend access to the Polish Post Office building for fourteen hours.

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#12711245

3 September 2025

In Gdansk, Poland, on September 1, 2025, Jerzy Grzywacz, a scout and witness to the outbreak of World War II, attends the ceremony at the Defenders of the Polish Post Office Square on the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. The attack on the Polish Post Office building occurs simultaneously with the beginning of the shelling of Westerplatte. Despite overwhelming enemy forces, the postal workers defend access to the Polish Post Office building for fourteen hours.

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#12711246

3 September 2025

In Gdansk, Poland, on September 1, 2025, Jerzy Grzywacz, a scout and witness to the outbreak of World War II, attends the ceremony at the Defenders of the Polish Post Office Square on the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. The attack on the Polish Post Office building occurs simultaneously with the beginning of the shelling of Westerplatte. Despite overwhelming enemy forces, the postal workers defend access to the Polish Post Office building for fourteen hours.

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#12711247

3 September 2025

In Gdansk, Poland, on September 1, 2025, Jerzy Grzywacz, a scout and witness to the outbreak of World War II, attends the ceremony at the Defenders of the Polish Post Office Square on the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. The attack on the Polish Post Office building occurs simultaneously with the beginning of the shelling of Westerplatte. Despite overwhelming enemy forces, the postal workers defend access to the Polish Post Office building for fourteen hours.

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#12711248

3 September 2025

In Gdansk, Poland, on September 1, 2025, the Post Office building stands during the ceremony at the Defenders of the Polish Post Square on the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. The attack on the Polish Post Office building occurs simultaneously with the beginning of the shelling of Westerplatte. Despite overwhelming enemy forces, the postal workers defend access to the Polish Post Office building for fourteen hours.

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#12711249

3 September 2025

Students from uniformed classes participate in a ceremony at Obroncow Poczty Polskiej Square on the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II in Gdansk, Poland, on September 1, 2025. The attack on the Polish Post Office building occurs simultaneously with the beginning of the shelling of Westerplatte. Despite overwhelming enemy forces, the postal workers defend access to the Polish Post Office building for fourteen hours.

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#12711250

3 September 2025

Students from uniformed classes participate in a ceremony at Obroncow Poczty Polskiej Square on the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II in Gdansk, Poland, on September 1, 2025. The attack on the Polish Post Office building occurs simultaneously with the beginning of the shelling of Westerplatte. Despite overwhelming enemy forces, the postal workers defend access to the Polish Post Office building for fourteen hours.

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#12711251

3 September 2025

Students from uniformed classes participate in a ceremony at Obroncow Poczty Polskiej Square on the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II in Gdansk, Poland, on September 1, 2025. The attack on the Polish Post Office building occurs simultaneously with the beginning of the shelling of Westerplatte. Despite overwhelming enemy forces, the postal workers defend access to the Polish Post Office building for fourteen hours.

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#12711252

3 September 2025

A soldier of the Polish Military Police participates in a ceremony at the Defenders of the Polish Post Office Square on the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II on September 1, 2025, in Gdansk, Poland. The attack on the Polish Post Office building occurs simultaneously with the beginning of the shelling of Westerplatte. Despite overwhelming enemy forces, the postal workers defend access to the Polish Post Office building for fourteen hours.

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#12711253

3 September 2025

A Polish postman's uniform cap is present during a ceremony at the Defenders of the Polish Post Office Square on the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II on September 1, 2025, in Gdansk, Poland. The attack on the Polish Post Office building occurs simultaneously with the beginning of the shelling of Westerplatte. Despite overwhelming enemy forces, the postal workers defend access to the Polish Post Office building for fourteen hours.

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