1939 ⟶ Hel Garrison Capitulates to Germany

The last Polish garrison stationed in Hel capitulates, endin...

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1939

🏳️ Hel Garrison Capitulates to Germany

The last Polish garrison stationed in Hel capitulates, ending the Battle of Hel.⟶

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The Polish destroyer ORP Wicher and the minelayer ORP Gryf are sunk in the Polish port of Hel by the Luftwaffe, making them the first warships to be sunk in the war.⟶

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The remaining Polish army and militia in the centre of Warsaw capitulate to the Germans.⟶

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