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After the Fall of Westerplatte

Danzi (Gdánsk)


Date
1939, September 25
Location
Danzi (Gdánsk)
Country
Poland
Material
silver gelatin print on glossy paper
Size
15,5 (18) x 21,2 (22,9) cm
Artist
ACME · Unidentified Photographer

Description

verso labeled in typeset: SCH 522962
After the Fall of Westerplatte
Danzig - A Nazi soldier inspecting munitions in the courtyard of the armory in the Westerplatte fortress, in the harbor of Danzig, which fell to the Germans after an heroic defense by Polish soldiers. Note the shell pocked walls in the background.
Credit Line (ACME) BUS #1LVL 9-25-39 (JO)

Stamped: ACME Newspictures, Inc.; Ref. Dept.
9-29-39 N. E. A.
Handwritten: A762