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Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located in the east-central region of the country and has a population of roughly 1.8 million.

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A line of mostly middle-aged and older men in dark suits stand in the snow in front of a building with their hands raised, a soldier with a round helmet right in front of them. The photo is black and white.

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A soldier's grave in the Polish cemetery in Lviv

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