• 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.
  • 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.
  • Westerplatte is a peninsula in Gdańsk, Poland, located on the Baltic Sea coast mouth of the Dead Vistula, in the Gdańsk harbour channel.
  • 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.
  • 1939'da, küçük Westerplatte yarımadasındaki 209 Polonyalı savunucu, kendilerine karadan, denizden ve havadan saldıran yaklaşık 3.400 Alman'ı durdurdu.
  • The ship took us along the river from Gdansk to Westerplatte, past several shipyards and coal factories. ... Finally, we went to the iconic memorial at Westerplatte.