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title: German Troops & Polish Civilians
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19627/german-troops--polish-civilians/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-11-04
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# German Troops & Polish Civilians
_Authored by Imperial War Museums_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19627.png)
## Image Caption
A photograph showing German troops and Polish civilians following the German invasion of Poland in September 1939. Photograph taken in the Tuchola Forest, 4 September 1939. (Imperial [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) Museums)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museums, I. W. (2024, November 04). German Troops & Polish Civilians. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museums, Imperial War. "German Troops & Polish Civilians." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 04, 2024. .
### MLA
Museums, Imperial War. "German Troops & Polish Civilians." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Nov 2024, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205094964) by **Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 04 November 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.