Commemoration Services 04:48 — Museum of the Second World War in Gdansk

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01.09.2016

Commemoration Services 04:48

Commemoration Services 04:48

At exactly 4:48 a.m, to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the German invasion of Poland, the Museum managment and staff placed flowers and lit candles on the symbolic graves at the Defenders Cemetary on Westerplatte. Short simple prayers were said and everyone present took a moment to reflect od the tragic events of September 1939.