The Archive · 1939

Civilians Kitted in Warsaw

One thousand civilians' were' killed in Warsaw yesterday when the city was heavily" shelled "by German gurs, a radio broadcast from the Jbcleaguered capital announced today. Many' buildings are on fire, among them the Bristol Motel, while three [churches and four hospitals were de-troyed. In the Warsaw sector, the Germans attacked without suecets on the right bank of the Vistula, while in the [Modiin area fierce fighting is continuing unabated. The broadcast said Warsaw and Modlin will be defended to the very end—Havas.

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