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Poles forget to mention Holocaust in ceremony marking start of WWII

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Published: 6 September 2019

Last updated: 4 March 2024

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Photo: Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Andrzej Duda, and Mike Pence stand during a memorial ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II in Warsaw, September 1 (AP/Petr David Josek)

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