German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, on Sunday, asked for Poland’s forgiveness for bloodiest conflict in history, during a ceremony in Polish city of Wielun, where first World War II bombs fell 80 years ago. Steinmeier and or world leers assembled in Poland to remember outbreak of conflict.

“I ask forgiveness”: German President Steinmeier

"I bow my he before victims of attack on Wielun. I bow my he before Polish victims of Germany's tyranny. And I ask forgiveness," Steinmeier said in both German and Polish langus. Nearly six million Poles died in World War II and overall, conflict killed more than 50 million people. This figure includes six million Jews, half of which were Poles, who died in Holocaust.

"It is Germans who committed a crime against humanity in Poland. Anyone who claims it is over, that national-socialists' reign of terror over Europe is a marginal event in German history judges that for himself," Steinmeier said in presence of his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda. "We will never forget. We want to remember and we will remember," Steinmeier ded.

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Poland President deunced Germany’s attack

Polish President Andrzej Duda condemned Nazi Germany's attack on Poland, calling it 'an act of barbarity' and 'a war crime'. "Wielun was to show what kind of war it would be, that it would be a total war, a war without rules, a destructive war," Duda said. “I am convinced that this ceremony will go down in history of Polish-German friendship," he ded, thanking Steinmeier for his presence.

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Eighty years on, Poland is still demanding compensation from Germany for death and destruction caused. A Polish Parliamentary Committee is still assessing amount of compensation, but Germany argued that matter is settled. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US Vice-President Mike Pence will attend Warsaw ceremony, but or major world leers are expected.
US President Donald Trump will t attend ceremony as he cancelled to monitor Hurricane Dorian. Also, France President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will t be present. Polish Presidency h said commemorations would be attended by around 40 foreign delegations, including some state hes.

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About beginning of World War II

Before dawn on September 1, 1939, Luftwaffe (German air force) bombarded  city of Weilun, that h military significance. Around 1,200 people were killed. first bombs were dropped on town's hospital, which h a 'red cross' painted on its roof. After attack, that was ordered by Nazi leer olf Hitler, Britain gave Germany an ultimatum to end military operations. When ultimatum was igred, Britain and France declared war on Germany on 3 September, igniting a six-year conflict that killed tens of millions of people.

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