SMS Schleswig-Holstein fires Germany's first shots of WWII: Danzig, September 1st, 1939
Schleswig-Holstein entered Danzig for a 'ceremonial' visit, & was craftily moored near the Westerplatte fortress, which contained Danzig's Polish Army garrison.
Early on September 1st 1939 she began pounding the fortress and port installations.
She also put ashore a force of marines, who began assaulting the fortress.
The Poles held out for six days.
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Added: Sep-13-2011
By: Mr-Creosote
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Tags: WWII, War, Bombardment,
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By: Mr-Creosote
In: Other
Tags: WWII, War, Bombardment,
Marked as: approved
Views: 2595 | Comments: 7 | Votes: 2 | Favorites: 1 | Shared: 0 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 1
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Funny, Danzig was a german city and they ruined it with that good o´l ship!
Posted Sep-13-2011 ByFarkinAye (125.50) 
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Brave Poles held out for a long time
Posted Sep-13-2011 Byrigoler012 (197.74) 
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These poles held out for six days it says, that's not very long is it?
Posted Sep-13-2011 ByHeadlessCorpse (132.40) 
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@HeadlessCorpse I bet at that range, it was a very long 6 days.
Posted Sep-13-2011 Bybuttkracken (682.28) buttkracken View Channel Send Message
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Damn, that was some close fire support.
Also, it seems pretty risky for the captain to have the ship so close to shore.
Posted Sep-13-2011 ByStranger456 (170.06) Stranger456 View Channel Send Message
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Poland, so close to Germany, so far from God.
Posted Sep-13-2011 Byicr12 (197.70) 
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Typical underhand cowardly attack by your average jerry warmongers
Turn up on a ceremonial visit and then start shooting at anything which moves, the unspeakable jerry swine.
Excellent footage though...voted
Posted Sep-13-2011 ByHeadlessCorpse (132.40) 
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