• Westerplatte (Polish pronunciation: [vɛstɛrˈplatɛ], [ˈvɛstɛrplatɛ],[1] German pronunciation: [ˈvɛstɐplatə]) is a peninsula in Gdańsk, Poland,[2] located on the Baltic...
  • Westerplatte is located north from Gdansk, some 15 min drive from downtown on a small flat peninsula stretching out into the Baltic sea.
  • ...fire on a transit depot (Wojskowa Składnica Tranzytowa, or WST) on the peninsula at Westerplatte in the harbour of the Free City of Danzig (today Gdańsk).
  • Westerplatte is a large protective peninsula shielding Gdańsk’s Nowy Port district to its south. ... How to get to Westerplatte from the centre of Gdańsk.
  • It was another poignant journey for me as I headed to Westerplatte – the peninsula in Gdańsk, Poland where World War II began.
  • A view inside the barracks ruins of WesterplatteGdansk, Poland. Naval attack. ... You can visit the area of Westerplatte, Gdansk freely.
  • Westerplatte, Gdansk, Poland. City district. Westerplatte was merged with this page. Gdansk, Poland. 2,303 people like this topic. 97,092 visits.
  • Gdansk's picturesque Westerplatte peninsula has the unhappy distinction of being the site of the official start of the Second World War.
  • From the Westerplatte park, you can cross the Vistula river by ferry and make your way towards Oliwa, where Gdansk’s valiant soldiers stood against Swedish...
  • It happened in the city of Gdańsk, Poland – formerly the Free City of Danzig. It was not always Polish. It was part of the German Empire until the end of.
  • 01- 07.IX.1939 The Battle of Westerplatte (Gdansk). So, after waxing lyrical about all of the history and geographical elements of the Westerplatte peninsular I...
  • Westerplatte - Ruins Barracks Westerplatte - Gdansk. ... Westerplatte - Remains Guard House No.3 - Gdansk. Westerplatte - Gun Emplacement "Fort" - Gdansk.