September 1, 1939, 4:45 a.m. German drill ship &quot;Schleswig-Holstein&quot; opens fire on the polish bunkers at the Westerplatte, a woody peninsula near Danzig.

The beginning of World War II

A heavy US bomber B-24 &quot;Liberator&quot; took a direct hit of german flak and breaks apart.

Direct hit on B-24

A macabre atmosphere, which suggests an environment of the famous novels by Bram Stoker, or the funeral of a boss of Chicago 30s years. Instead, he was a RSI Paratrooper that served his country (probably not KIA, but killed by "bandits", the partisans, behind the lines) guarded by two Comrades. Note the camo suits. 1944-45. DVX