Pierwsze bomby II wojny światowej spadły tutaj. Dlaczego akurat na Wieluń?

On September 1, 1939, at 4:40 a.m., the first bombs of World War II fell on the sleeping city of Wieluń—before the first shot was fired at Westerplatte. There was no garrison in this city. No airport. No arms factory, not a single anti-aircraft gun. And yet, it was the first to be destroyed. Why? In this episode, we dissect the anatomy of the first terrorist raid of this war: the physics of the Junkers Ju 87 "Stuka" dive, the psychological weaponry of the "Trumpets of Jericho," the mechanics of high-explosive bombs and what they really do to the human body and the city's old, dense buildings. We tell the story of a bombed hospital with a red cross on the roof, the waves of air raids that returned for rescuers, and the cold calculation behind it. This is a story without embellishment or convenient myths—about a city that became a laboratory for a new war, and about people who lost their war before they even woke up. And finally, we leave you with a question that still divides historians. Answer it in the comments. 📚 SOURCES AND LITERATURE Barbara Bojarska, the first scholarly study of the bombing of Wieluń (1961), based on eyewitness accounts Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) – materials and studies regarding the bombing of Wieluń General Franz Halder's war diary (mention of an "offensive operation in the Wieluń area") Works by historians: Tadeusz Olejnik, Bogumił Rudawski, Hans-Erich Volkmann, Jochen Böhler Timothy Snyder – interpretation of Wieluń as the target of a terror experiment German documentation regarding Sturzkampfgeschwader 76 (commander: Captain Walter Sigel), Nieder-Ellguth airport Wieluń Region Museum – documentation of the air raids ⚠️ Note: The exact number of casualties and the precise course of events remain the subject of scholarly debate. We present various findings and estimates from historians. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔔 Subscribe to the YESTERDAY channel and ring the bell — history told as if it happened yesterday. #Wieluń #1939 #WorldWarII #history #Stuka #Luftwaffe #September1939 #PolishHistory #Westerplatte #Blitzkrieg