political correspondent emmanuel shah's so many well let's talk about the significance of where we're going to be now why via lou and why this year well highly significance because you learn it was the 1st city to be attacked by the nazi germany in 1939 beginning world war 2 the attack took place in the very early hours in the morning between $435.00 to be precise and it lasted until 2 pm you say a lot of civilians were killed the 70 percent of the town was destroyed and that attack was actually led by a demand who had office treated the bombing of spain 2 years prior to the beginning of world war 2 so did the 1st significant battle of the batter that started world war 2 and we have live pictures that we're looking at right now in a violent poland of the when there were terrorists every morning getting underway.

by side when 80 years ago these 2 countries started a war really we have in our studio with us emmanuel shah's our political correspondent while we are watching this. let's talk about the time that has passed this is all now taking place against the backdrop of possibly one of the last major anniversaries when there will be any survivors or witnesses alive to see this ceremony exactly a huge significance for do so many you say to us probably the last the last time we're going to see the witnesses directly misses of world war 2 taking part of that ceremony of course it is so highly significant that a german president would attend such ceremonies of course there have been there have been landmarks between relations between opponent germany for example in 1970 video then chancellor of germany was a need in those in war so in country sion asking for forgiveness to do polls for the crimes of nazi germany and then in 2004. became the 1st german chancellor who took part in the warsaw uprising come immigration so so significant a moment but a very particular moment that we seeing now a very solemn mom