• The resort was established on the Westerplatte peninsula around 1830 which had a beach, a forested park, a seaside bath complex and health spa facilities.
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    The Battle of Westerplatte that began on 1 September 1939 will forever be remembered as the one that announced the beginning of the Second World War in...
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    The first target of German troops in the invasion of Poland is a small garrison at Westerplatte. ... Where to Watch Westerplatte Resists.
  • The German attack also entailed a bombardment of Polish positions at Westerplatte by a battleship and the landing of German infantry on the peninsula.
  • The name sounded strangely non-Polish. No one in school ever mentioned the Battle of Westerplatte or that World War II began there.
  • Knowledgeable guides provide context and recount vivid stories, offering insights into the experiences of those who fought and worked on Westerplatte.
  • In the autumn of 2019, a team of archaeologists from the Museum of the Second World War (MSWW) discovered the remains of nine defenders of Westerplatte.
  • Westerplatte is a peninsula in Gdańsk, Poland, located on the Baltic Sea coast mouth of the Dead Vistula, in the Gdańsk harbour channel.