Old Warriors of WWII: How Pre-Dreadnoughts Fired the First Shots The Schleswig-Holstein, a German pre-dreadnought battleship launched in 1906, famously fired the opening shots of World War II. On September 1, 1939, it bombarded the Polish base at Westerplatte in Danzig. Despite being an obsolete design with a top speed of just 19 knots, the vessel remained lethal, armed with four 28 cm primary guns. Originally used as a training ship, this "old warrior" triggered the start of the 20th century's

#OTD 85 years ago - at 2100 hrs codeword DANZIG signaled the end of ‘Sitzkrieg’ in the west. For the Fairey Battles and Bristol Blenheims the war had been anything but Phoney, but now they would face a full scale Wehrmacht assault supported by the Luftwaffe. #ww2 #ww2history #wwii #bristol #blenheim | Daniel J Wheatcroft

Danzig is an American heavy metal band led by former Misfits and Samhain frontman Glenn Danzig. Formed in 1987 in Lodi, New Jersey out of the latter band, its "classic" lineup included the eponymous vocalist and keyboardist (real name Glenn Anzalone), guitarist John Christ (real name John Knoll), bassist Eerie Von (real name Eric Stellmann) and drummer Chuck Biscuits (real name Charles Montgomery. #danzig #music #followformore | Laurie Rycher