The Archive · 1939

Railways Wholly Destroyed

Railway stations and lines in Warsaw and the vicinity were completely destroyed by the enemy air force andi fan entire quarter of the capital was razed to the ground, the reporter said, "But nevertheless the people intend to resist, and fight unfit victory!" he edded. "The Germans are using in= cen diary bombs so as to facilitate their attacks during the night, for they wish their objectives to be lighted up by the blazing buildings. All German infantry attacks were F0- pulsed."

Polish Radio also announced this evening that it had communicated with the defenders of Hel Peninsul by wireless.

The isolated Polish forces, it stated, were entrenched in a strong defence system and to date repulsed all German attacks, whether they came from the alr, the land or the sea, 'The soldiers en the Peninsula, Polish Radio said in conclusion, had ammunition and" food stocks' to permit further rosistanee—Havas,

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