Ships sheathed with inches of tough ice in Poland's busy harbor of Gdynia. Harbor shut down in Poland due to ice and frozen river. Crew chips ice from the ships.
Crisis in Poland before the imposition of Martial Law by its Military Government. Polish trade union Solidarity leader Lech Walesa enters a building with other solidarity leaders. A large crowd assembled on both the sides of the road. Solidarity leaders lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Warsaw (plac Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego 1-3, 00-078 Warszawa, Poland). Press photographers take photos.
Crisis in Poland around time of imposition of Martial Law by its Military Government. A church in the rural countryside in Poland. People go to church for prayers. Farmer tills his farm with a horse drawn plow. Men with vegetables produced in their fields. People buy fruits, vegetables and eatables from a vegetable marker. Women merchandise sell fruits. Solidarity party supporters discuss during a meeting.
Invasion of Poland by Germany during World War II. German motorcyclists, trucks, cavalry and infantry advance as Polish refugees move back. Damaged buildings and bridges. Maps of German conquest of Poland and the capture of Warsaw.
Invasion of Poland by Germany during World War II. Polish officers and Polish soldiers move out of Warsaw after Poland's surrender. German soldiers celebrate their victory and examine Polish prisoners. Polish military prisoners being driven out of the area aboard fire trucks and other vehicles. Views of Polish civilian refugees, bomb craters, and ruins of a bombed railway station. German troops advance through Warsaw. Large mass of Polish citizens gathered to receive food aid. Civilians receive bread from German troops. Polish officers leaving the military headquarters building, and the German soldiers and officers enter Polish military headquarters.
Animated map shows changes in borders and nations surrounding Poland up until 1937. A map with strategic importance city of Danzig in Poland. Map shows Czechoslovakia, Russia, Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Germany.