Modern era · 1939

Bombing of Wieluń

The bombing of the Polish town of Wieluń on 1 September 1939 is considered by many to be the first major act of World War II and the September Campaign. After German Luftwaffe Junkers Ju 87 planes moved into Polish airspace in the early morning, they reached Wieluń by 04:40–45.

Bombing of Wieluń
Bombing of Wieluń · Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
1 Sept 1939
Where
Wieluń
Era
Modern

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