Keywords: German battleship Schleswig-Holstein in Gdansk in September 1939.jpg The German battleship Schleswig-Holstein in Danzig Gdańsk harbour in September 1939 after the outbreak of World War II She had fired the conflict's first shot earlier that month The German motor minesweeper R-20 is in the left foreground backing out away from shore Photograph http //www history navy mil/photos/images/miscnara/nt-24a5c htm 306-NT-1324-A-5 from the New York Times Paris Bureau collection in the U S National Archives from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1939-09 author PD-USGov-Military-Navy see at this http //www history navy mil/branches/org11-2 htm site all Pictures in the Online Library of Naval Historical Center are public domain Schleswig-Holstein ship 1906 Battle of Westerplatte |