The British journalist who broke the news German troops were poised to invade Poland at the start of World War II has died, aged 105.
Veteran British war correspondent Clare Hollingworth in 2009. Photo: AFP / MIKE CLARKE
Clare Hollingworth reported on conflicts across the world, but it was that moment that defined her career.
In 1939, while working for the Daily Telegraph, she travelled into Germany from Poland.
Internet ws expected to make journalism easier but in "post-truth age" of phony news Clare's eye-witness approach more important than ever. pic.twitter.com/Z6UQoTT8oN
— Celebrate Clare (@CelebrateClare) January 10, 2017
"Where do you think YOU'RE going? The story's HERE!" Clare halts Japan TV crew fleeing Dacca in 70s war. Eyewitness reporting was essential. pic.twitter.com/1vf9RIcY0d
— Celebrate Clare (@CelebrateClare) December 28, 2016
She drove through a valley in which huge hessian screens had been erected, and, as a gust of wind blew one of the screens back, it revealed thousands of troops, together with tanks and artillery, all facing the Polish border.
Her report featured on the front page of the Daily Telegraph on 29 August, 1939.
Three days later, Hollingworth saw the German tanks roll into Poland.
