Poland marks 85 years since WWII outbreak 

Poland's President Andrzej Duda makes the sign of the cross as he lays a wreath at the monument in memory of victims of the Nazi bombing on September 1, 1939, following the ceremony in Wielun, Sept. 1, 2024. Poland's President Andrzej Duda and survivors of the Nazi bombing of Wielun attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the monument in memory of victims of the Nazi bombing, following the ceremony in Wielun, Sept. 1, 2024.

Poland on Sunday marked 85 years since the outbreak of World War II during annual commemoration ceremony held at dawn to remember Nazi Germany's first attacks that triggered the deadly conflict.