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To: Homer_J_Simpson

German battleship Schleswig-Holstein, shelling Westerplatte, 1 September 1939.

29 posted on 08/31/2009 7:49:44 PM PDT by PureSolace (Trust in God)

To: PureSolace

Shortly after 4:47am, the ship opened up its massive main guns . . .

. . . and within two minutes photos of the barrage were already being published. Remarkable.

31 posted on 08/31/2009 7:58:26 PM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))

To: PureSolace

33 posted on 08/31/2009 8:38:29 PM PDT by dfwgator

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