Town wants world to know where WW II started
China Daily | Updated: 2009-08-20 07:51
WIELUN, Poland: World War II began when a German battleship shelled a Polish base on the Baltic coast on September 1, 1939. Right?
Wrong, say residents of Wielun, who want the southern Polish town to win global recognition, albeit 70 years late.
On the road into this community of 24,000, a "Welcome to Wielun" sign looms large. Three numbers stick out: "4:40".
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