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Sep 29, 2026 inhistory

Balbina Szymańska with her twin boys who were born during the Siege of Warsaw. The boys were later killed during Warsaw Uprising on their 5th birthday by a German artillery strike, while their mother was out looking for food. Św. Warsaw, Poland, 9 September 1939. Photo by Julien Bryan.

Balbina Szymańska with her twin boys who were born during the Siege of Warsaw. The boys were later killed during Warsaw Uprising on their 5th birthday by a German artillery strike, while their mother was out looking for food. Św. Warsaw, Poland, 9 September 1939. Photo by Julien Bryan.

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