WWII’s start marked in Poland with German remorse, warning
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and VANESSA GERA, Associated Press
Published: September 1, 2019, 5:33pm
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WARSAW, Poland — Germany’s president expressed deep remorse for the suffering his nation inflicted on Poland and the rest of Europe during World War II, warning of the dangers of nationalism as world leaders gathered Sunday in the country where the war started at incalculable costs.
“This war was a German crime,” President Frank-Walter Steinmeier told Poland’s top leaders, U.S.
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