Begining of WW2 First of September

[blazejos]

Today is 83 since start of WW2 in Poland September 1 1939


To remember this event on 4:45 a.m in the same time when BB Shleswig-Holstein start to sheiling Westerplatte commemorations starts.

Here is link https://www-prezydent-pl.translate.goog/aktualnosci/wizyty-krajowe/westerplatte-obchody-83-rocznicy-wybuchu-ii-wojny-sw,58127?_x_tr_sl=pl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=pl&_x_tr_pto=wapp (sorry but only google translated to English) of article about this event and even you can see there whole video 1:28:52 (Is only in polish but you can see whole atmosphere of event if you skip a while through a video especially at 4:00 when German attack on Polish depot start and at 1:12:00 is possible to see an prayer for the fallen together with sunrise)

here article in English from this event https://tvpworld.com/62151243/polish-top-officials-mark-wwii-anniversary
and here

Message from Polish president for 83rd anniversary of the outbreak of WW2
https://www-prezydent-pl.translate.goog/aktualnosci/wypowiedzi-prezydenta-rp/listy/przeslanie-z-okazji-83-rocznicy-wybuchu-ii-wojny-swiatowej,58059?_x_tr_sl=pl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=pl&_x_tr_pto=wapp [also google translated]

Second event was in Wieluń west Poland first city carpet bombed by Germans also 83 years ago.

Here during remembrance also was shown speech by Ukrainian President
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryoeTJU5za4 [In Ukrainian language]

And on the end "Raport o stratach wojennych Polski w wyniku agresji i okupacji niemieckiej w latach 1939 - 1945" (Report about losses of Poland because German aggression and occupation 1939-1945)

https://tvpworld.com/62156743/polands-wartime-losses-of-over-usd-15-tn-still-outstanding

[blazejos]

The biggest issue now in Poland and also (meaby in Germany?) is since publication 1 of September 2022 mentioned earlier The Report on the losses sustained by Poland as a result of German aggression and occupation During the second World War 1939-1945. Now in Poland is discussion about how much we lost thanks to German occupation and how that's is now related with German willingness to lead EU in case of War in Ukraine.

You can now also read this report in English version https://straty-wojenne.pl/ look on right side of webpage

Download Report

all three volumes are available there and if someone of you will be interested to read this research publication.


Here short article https://tvpworld.com/55382632/reparations-should-be-paid-ipn-head

[Dion]

Poland is one of the most important parts in the history of warfare. Don't know what we would do without you blazejos.

[blazejos]

Last issues related to 1-st of September 1939

In last week on Westerplatte was a funeral of 10 defenders they were found a few years ago during archaeological excavations buried on battlefield so now after 83 years they lay on proper military burial place created there. They were lost in battle there through whole time of Polish People Republic and then 30 years of III Polish Republic and none was interested to check former battlefield on peninsula :(.

https://www-prezydent-pl.translate.goog/aktualnosci/wizyty-krajowe/uroczystosci-pogrzebowe-bohaterskich-obroncow-westerplatte,60554?_x_tr_sl=pl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=pl&_x_tr_pto=wapp
google translated to English but is possible see a video from that event and photos

Here is also a Movie from 1967 "Westerplatte"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msuJXKm1clw dialogues are in Polish but if you skip to 00:17:00 you can see first fight and beginning of WWII. at 00:56:22 is a scene where defenders hear bells from Gdańsk Cathedral and German Parade in city centre.

This Parade is presented in previous movie from 1958 "Wolne miasto" (Free City) about defenders of Polish Post office in Danzig city centre look at 01:23:33 . Fights around Post office are presented at 01:05:39 even SS ADGZ is recreated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_riD2rIo64

[blazejos]

About 84 years since the beginning of WW2

There were a remembrance celebration Westerplatte at 4:45
here is a short video 6:34 of that moment probably no translation necessary if you see that video https://www.tvp.info/72409631/westerplatte-uroczystosci-z-okazji-rocznicy-wybuchu-ii-wojny-swiatowej

Here is also notification on president [google translated] site with whole long video 01:22:14 if you are interested prayer is at 1:00:23
https://www-prezydent-pl.translate.goog/aktualnosci/wizyty-krajowe/westerplatte-84-rocznica-wybuchu-ii-wojny-swiatowej,73810?_x_tr_sl=pl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=pl&_x_tr_pto=wapp
https://tvpworld.com/72411460/nothing-will-change-the-historical-truth-president-at-westerplatte

Second remembrance celebrations were in Wieluń city carpet bombed a little bit earlier before firsts shots from BB Schleswig-Holstein
https://www-pap-pl.translate.goog/aktualnosci/premier-morawiecki-w-wieluniu-zadoscuczynienie-w-postaci-reparacji-jest-konieczne?_x_tr_sl=pl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=pl&_x_tr_pto=wapp
https://www-prezydent-pl.translate.goog/aktualnosci/wypowiedzi-prezydenta-rp/listy/wielun-obchody-84-rocznicy-wybuchu-ii-wojny-swiatowej,73805?_x_tr_sl=pl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=pl&_x_tr_pto=wapp


Here inside short video 01:23 is a counter of ...
https://tvpworld.com/72358607/otd-84-years-ago-german-forces-invaded-poland-starting-world-war-ii

Also today September 1 at 20:30 CEST you can see on TVP World or stream on this link https://tvpworld.com/72366466/tvp-worlds-wwii-debate-join-us-on-friday-evening live debate about “Trapped Between the Hammer and Sickle and the Swastika: European States and the Totalitarian Regimes”

[blazejos]

In 10-th of September 2023 is a beatification of Ulma family. A history of one family during German occupation is here:

The Ulma Family: a remarkable beatification of martyrdom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfzOS8Jkrdw only 5:46

https://tvpworld.com/72623885/live-ulma-familys-beatification

https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7791/artykul/3185108,new-documentary-tells-story-of-polish-family-killed-for-helping-jews-in-wwii

After war story of killers and their fate:
https://www-gosc-pl.translate.goog/doc/6815561.Dobry-ojciec-i-maz?_x_tr_sl=pl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=pl&_x_tr_pto=wapp

https://weekly.tvp.pl/70594067/where-are-the-executioners-and-where-are-the-victims

[blazejos]

During September 1939 other important date was 17th

Here song about this event

The September ballad by Jacek Kaczmarski

We waited so long for this day
With impatient hope in the soul
When without words Comrade Stalin
Moves with the Tobacco pipe arrows on the map

Shout fleeted along the border
And before it ceased Cannons had thundered
With the speed of storm
Red Army ran into Battle

What is that new history?
Surprised Europe will ask
How is that? These are Molotov’s boys
And Ribentropp’s allies

Their entire trail is marked with victory
Banner of Freedom covered the glory
With the heads of polish Owners
They pave entire Ukraine

Podolia falls, Volhynia pays tribute
People joyfully welcome new system
Churches and properties are on fire
And Christ with the bullet in the back of His head

They will sheer their hands on the battlefield
Into the breathtaking mutual fist
Countless children of Soso
Undefeatable Hitler’s litter

Finally Bastard of Versailles is wiped off the maps
Finally Jew and Belarusian are free
No more Polish hand
Will force them to do anything

New freedom “Pravda” Announces to them
The news spreads around entire world like a shot
That since then one banner unites
Star, sickle, hakenkreuz and hammer

History will not forget those days
When Old Continent froze in amazement
And our posterity will celebrate
After 1st of September - 17th

And our posterity will Celebrate
After 1st of September - 17th

And here this song in polish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UB1hlbDLuo