Theo Young-Smith

And as the Poles came out, the Germans all saluted them as they were kind of led off into captivities. And Eberhardt said to his men, that's how you fight. That's how you defend your honor. Look at those Poles and look at what they've done.

And as the Poles came out, the Germans all saluted them as they were kind of led off into captivities. And Eberhardt said to his men, that's how you fight. That's how you defend your honor. Look at those Poles and look at what they've done.

Exactly. Exactly. Because there's such a contrast with what happened at the other totemic battle in Danzig, which was the post office. So the post office was being held by 56 people. They were mostly postmen and their families, and they were armed with pistols and grenades.

Exactly. Exactly. Because there's such a contrast with what happened at the other totemic battle in Danzig, which was the post office. So the post office was being held by 56 people. They were mostly postmen and their families, and they were armed with pistols and grenades.

Exactly. Exactly. Because there's such a contrast with what happened at the other totemic battle in Danzig, which was the post office. So the post office was being held by 56 people. They were mostly postmen and their families, and they were armed with pistols and grenades.

And the SS hammered them with howitzers and grenades and whatnot and didn't get any joy. And as dusk was falling, the SS resorted to a very brutal tactic. They brought up a railway carriage filled with petrol and they used fire hoses from the fire engines to pump this petrol into the building. And then they set light to the building with grenades. So the building went up like a candle.

And the SS hammered them with howitzers and grenades and whatnot and didn't get any joy. And as dusk was falling, the SS resorted to a very brutal tactic. They brought up a railway carriage filled with petrol and they used fire hoses from the fire engines to pump this petrol into the building. And then they set light to the building with grenades. So the building went up like a candle.

And the SS hammered them with howitzers and grenades and whatnot and didn't get any joy. And as dusk was falling, the SS resorted to a very brutal tactic. They brought up a railway carriage filled with petrol and they used fire hoses from the fire engines to pump this petrol into the building. And then they set light to the building with grenades. So the building went up like a candle.

And three Poles were burned alive straight away and the rest kind of surrendered and rushed out of the building. The first guy that came out was the post office director and he was holding a white flag and the Germans shot him dead straight away. The next bloke, they pushed him back into the building so that he burned alive and then they spared the others at first.

And three Poles were burned alive straight away and the rest kind of surrendered and rushed out of the building. The first guy that came out was the post office director and he was holding a white flag and the Germans shot him dead straight away. The next bloke, they pushed him back into the building so that he burned alive and then they spared the others at first.

And three Poles were burned alive straight away and the rest kind of surrendered and rushed out of the building. The first guy that came out was the post office director and he was holding a white flag and the Germans shot him dead straight away. The next bloke, they pushed him back into the building so that he burned alive and then they spared the others at first.

But for precisely the point that you said, that they are postmen and not soldiers. They were rounded up and they were told, you were illegal combatants. You weren't fighting legally. And so they are immediately court-martialed by the Wehrmacht. They were all shot by SS firing squads and buried in a mass grave. So a very, very dark story. Again, there's a big monument to the postman in Gdansk.

But for precisely the point that you said, that they are postmen and not soldiers. They were rounded up and they were told, you were illegal combatants. You weren't fighting legally. And so they are immediately court-martialed by the Wehrmacht. They were all shot by SS firing squads and buried in a mass grave. So a very, very dark story. Again, there's a big monument to the postman in Gdansk.

But for precisely the point that you said, that they are postmen and not soldiers. They were rounded up and they were told, you were illegal combatants. You weren't fighting legally. And so they are immediately court-martialed by the Wehrmacht. They were all shot by SS firing squads and buried in a mass grave. So a very, very dark story. Again, there's a big monument to the postman in Gdansk.

And it's actually this whole story is a chapter of Gunter Grass's book, The Tin Drum, which is set in Danzig, Gdansk, as it became. So while all that's going on, German forces, as we said last time, 60 divisions, one and a half million men are spearheaded by tanks. They are pouring over the borders of Poland.

And it's actually this whole story is a chapter of Gunter Grass's book, The Tin Drum, which is set in Danzig, Gdansk, as it became. So while all that's going on, German forces, as we said last time, 60 divisions, one and a half million men are spearheaded by tanks. They are pouring over the borders of Poland.

And it's actually this whole story is a chapter of Gunter Grass's book, The Tin Drum, which is set in Danzig, Gdansk, as it became. So while all that's going on, German forces, as we said last time, 60 divisions, one and a half million men are spearheaded by tanks. They are pouring over the borders of Poland.

And actually, the first person to break the news of this story was a journalist from, of all places, the Daily Telegraph. So British newspaper. And this was a great war correspondent, then very young, 27 years old, Claire Hollingworth. And she had only been working for the Telegraph for a couple of weeks. I mean, basically everybody who works for the Telegraph now is about 27, aren't they?

And actually, the first person to break the news of this story was a journalist from, of all places, the Daily Telegraph. So British newspaper. And this was a great war correspondent, then very young, 27 years old, Claire Hollingworth. And she had only been working for the Telegraph for a couple of weeks. I mean, basically everybody who works for the Telegraph now is about 27, aren't they?

And actually, the first person to break the news of this story was a journalist from, of all places, the Daily Telegraph. So British newspaper. And this was a great war correspondent, then very young, 27 years old, Claire Hollingworth. And she had only been working for the Telegraph for a couple of weeks. I mean, basically everybody who works for the Telegraph now is about 27, aren't they?