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Poland marks the 85th anniversary of Nazi Germany's invasion at the start of World War II

Video. Poland marks 85th anniversary of Nazi German invasion

Updated: 01/09/2024 - 22:27 GMT+2

In more than five years of brutal German occupation during WWII, the central European country lost 6 million citizens, or a sixth of its population, of which 3 million were Jewish.

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