Three photographs of Gniezno / Gnesen as it looked before the end of the Second World War.

A photographic postcard of Gnesen / Gniezno taken in 1941 when the town reverted to the name used prior to 1918.
Gniezno is situated in the north-east part of the Greater Poland region. Historically it was one of the most important locations around the time of the Polish state – in 10th and 11th centuries.
Related: More pictures of Gniezno Through Time (1960 – 1985).