Poland's top diplomat has reacted with outrage to Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was "forced" to initiate World War II with the 1939 invasion of Poland ...

On Sept. 1, 1939, at around 4:48 a.m., an aged German battleship opened fire on a Polish port outside the northern city of Danzig. Strategic bridges were hit at the same time, and air raids began ...

In the Free City of Danzig, which is joined to Poland by a corridor through East Prussia, and which is shepherded by the League of Nations, a postal war was fought last week in novel hues. Germans ...

A short account of the employees of the Danzig post office who fought the Nazis for 15 hours during the invasion of Poland before they were captured, written by Nikola Budanovic. This article was ...

Aware that conflict with Germany was imminent, the Polish government anticipated an attack aimed at reclaiming the Polish ...

As diplomatic machinations were unfolding in Europe in 1939. The tension was growing between Germany, which was demanding Danzig from Poland, and Britain and France. Both sides wanted an alliance ...

WORLD ON FIRE began on BBC One last night as a new epic drama followed the story of the outbreak of World War II. Focusing on different perspectives across Europe, part of the story was set in Danzig.

What Pence was saying was that, for Poland, World War II did not end in victory but defeat and occupation by an evil empire ruled by one of the greatest mass murderers of the 20th century, Josef ...

World War II; The Invasion of Poland Wasn’t Hitler’s First Aggression. ... At 5:45 a. m. the German training ship Schleswig-Holstein lying off Danzig fired what was believed to be the first ...