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Westerplatte ( Polish pronunciation: [vɛstɛrˈplatɛ], [ˈvɛstɛrplatɛ] [1], German pronunciation: [ˈvɛstɐplatə]) is a peninsula in Gdańsk, Poland, [2] located on the Baltic Sea coast mouth of the Dead Vistula (one of the Vistula delta estuaries ), in the Gdańsk harbour channel. From 1926 to 1939, it was the location of a Polish ...
The Battle of Westerplatte was the first battle of the German invasion of Poland, marking the start of World War II in Europe. [1] It occurred on the Westerplatte peninsula in the harbour of the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland ). In the mid-1920s, the Second Polish Republic established the Polish Military Transit Depot ( Wojskowa ...
- 1–7 September 1939, (6 days)
- German victory
Nov 8, 2016 · Discover Ruins at Westerplatte in Gdańsk, Poland: The site of the first battle of World War II. ... Westerplatte was the location of the only Polish military presence in the area.
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Sep 21, 2022 · The heroic defense of Westerplatte is recognized as the first battle of World War II. The garrison of the Polish Army, which from September 1 to September 7, 1939, defended the peninsula against the attack of the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein, has forever gone down in history. The origin of the military unit on the Westerplatte peninsula ...
WESTERPLATTE. Westerplatte is a peninsula in Gdańsk, Poland. It is very well known, because the first battle of the II World War took place there. From 1926 till 1939 Westerplatte was the transit depot. The League of Nations allowed Poland to have there 88 soldiers. This number increased to 182 by September 1939.
Dec 1, 2023 · Today, Westerplatte is one of the most popular tourist sites in Gdańsk and Poland and an essential visit for those with that eternal fascination with World War Two. Prior to 1939, however, most people who knew the name Westerplatte had a very different association with the area. In 1830, much like neighbouring Sopot, the peninsula was ...
Jan 6, 2023 · On Friday, September 1, 1939, Kapitän-zur-See Gustav Kleikamp, ordered Schleswig-Holstein to open fire on Westerplatte with all guns This order heralded the beginning of the Second World War. A little later, the first gun fired its lethal projectiles. The shells came down on the southwestern side of the peninsula.
