THE DEFENCE OF WARSAW
NOT A BUILDING INTACT CITY IN RUINS-CIVILIAN CASUALTIES CAPTURED POLISH OFFICERS SHOT BY RUSSIANS (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 26, 1 p.m.) WARSAW, Sept. 25 An official defence communique states that not a single building in Warsaw is intact. Most houses and public buildings are in ruins. About one hundred fires have broken out. There have been 7000 civilian casualties. Nevertheless the morale of army and people is excellent and the defence continues. MOSCOW, Sept. 25 A wireless message reports the shooting of captured Polish officers and landed gentry who resisted the Russian occupation of Grodno. They had taken refuge in a cathedral, which was desperately defended for two days. The Russians, under cover of tanks, crept to the walls and hurled hand grenades through a window. Polish snipers killed a number of Russian officers; consequently the Russians in retaliation shot all captives of rank but spared private soldiers. A number of Polish officers fought for two days on Count Lumomirski’s estate before they were captured and shot-
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Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20919, 26 September 1939, Page 7
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174THE DEFENCE OF WARSAW Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20919, 26 September 1939, Page 7
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