Opening gunfire of the Second World War uncovered in dramatic photos from mystery German sailor
Unearthed pictures reveal the moment a German ship shelled at Polish harbour Gdansk just days before England confirmed war
Guns blaze into life on the SMS Schleswig-Holstein to signal the start of the Second World War .
The images of the conflict’s opening salvo emerged in an album compiled by a sailor who was on the German ship as it shelled a harbour in Danzig, now Gdansk, Poland.
One snap from September 1, 1939, shows the harbour on the Westerplatte peninsula ablaze. We declared war two days later.
Read more (photos) at: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/opening-gunfire-second-world-war-13306768
Honestly, if one has Polish in them, these photos are quite disheartening to view. So, see it at the article, perhaps one should, if Polish, to see a facet of the war that may be a new finding.
