Polish honour guard soldiers prepare for a wreath-laying ceremony at the monument in memory of victims of the Nazi bombing on September 1, 1939, following the ceremony marking the 85th anniversary of the start of World War II in Wielun early on September 1, 2024. The Nazi bombing raid of a city of Wielun in the early hours of September 1, 1939 is considered to be the first major act of World War II. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)