Tarnów rail station bomb attack
1939 CE.
Shown on the map at 50.006°, 20.974°.
The Tarnów railway station bombing was a deadly bombing carried out by a German saboteur two days before the outbreak of World War II in Europe. The bombing occurred at Tarnów railway station in the city of Tarnów, Poland during the interwar period, and preceded the joint invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. A time bomb detonated inside the station on the night of 28 August 1939, resulting in the deaths of 20-22 people and injuries to 35 or so others. In 1939, Tarnów had a population of approximately 40,000. Tarnów Główny (Tarnów Central), a busy train station, was located on the railway line connecting Kraków to the west and Lwów to the east, two major cities in southern Poland. Many trains carrying thousands of passengers passed through Tarnów regularly. The growing threat of conflict with Germany added to the crowds, as many army reserve soldiers were ordered to report to their units amid worsening international tensions. At 11:18 p.m., the dense traffic abruptly stopped when a time bomb planted by a German saboteur named Anton Guzy exploded in the waiting hall. Twenty people died instantly.
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