1939 Danzig and the Invasion of Poland I

September 6, 1939. German Danzig was made into a Free City according to the Versailles Treaty. Scenes from the city prior to the outbreak of the war. Defensive lines being erected outside the city. Funeral for a German citizen killed by Polish soldiers. Volkdeutsch refugees coming from Poland. German farms in flames. Polish provocations against German civilians. British officials debate the Polish question. Fighting in Danzig and entry of the German Army. Scenes from a German weapons factory.

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