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On Sun. 17 Sep 1939 HMS Courageous sunk by torpedoes, 17 Sep 1939Resid.....

1939-09-17

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HMS Courageous sunk by torpedoes, 17 Sep 1939Residents of West Byelorussia, Poland welcoming Soviet invaders, Sep 1939Soviet forces crossing the Polish border, 17 Sep 1939Firefighting in the ball room of the Royal Castle, Warsaw, Poland, 17 Sep 1939

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