A rare photograph showing a wrecked Polish PZL P.23 Karaś bomber alongside a German Fi 156 Storch after the September Campaign of 1939. Read more
Polish soldiers prepare a 37 mm Bofors wz.36 anti-tank gun during military maneuvers shortly before the outbreak of World War II. Read more
A column of Polish Vickers Mark E tanks during military exercises in 1939, only months before the outbreak of World War II. Read more
German soldiers examine captured Polish field defensive positions during the invasion of Poland in September 1939. The photograph shows a fallen Polish machine gunner and a German MG.08 machine gun mounted on a Schlitten 08 sled mount. Read more
The Royal Castle in Warsaw burning after German artillery fire during the siege, Poland, 17 September 1939 Read more
Photo documenting German and Soviet officers speaking with a Polish railway worker during the invasion of Poland in September 1939, illustrating the early occupation of Poland and the later manipulation of historical photographs. Read more
Polish cavalry in Sochaczew during the Battle of the Bzura in September 1939, showing the largest Polish counteroffensive of the campaign and its outcome. Read more