THE DAY IN HISTORY · SEPTEMBER 28
September 28 in history
What happened on September 28: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1939, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Siege of Warsaw
8–28 Sep 1939 — The capital holds out under three weeks of bombardment while its allies watch from behind the Maginot Line. Poland is partitioned by the month’s end.
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