Battle
Capitulation of Warsaw
28 September 1939 · Warsaw
After the siege that began on 8 September 1939, Gen. Juliusz Rómmel opened capitulation talks on 26 September. A ceasefire took effect at noon on 27 September and the garrison officially capitulated on 28 September. Roughly 140,000 Polish troops left the city the following day and were taken prisoner. German units entered Warsaw on 1 October.
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