Photos: Poland in the World Wars
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During World War I (1914-18) and II (1939-45), Poland suffered repeated invasion and severe destruction due to its strategically important location in central Europe. Click through to take a look back at photographs from the country during the two wars.
(Pictured) German soldiers march in front of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler in Warsaw, after Germany's invasion of the country in 1939.
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