• ...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).
  • Gdansk's picturesque Westerplatte peninsula has the unhappy distinction of being the site of the official start of the Second World War.
  • Westerplatte is located north from Gdansk, some 15 min drive from downtown on a small flat peninsula stretching out into the Baltic sea.
  • Westerplatte, Gdansk, Poland. City district. Westerplatte Gdañsk was merged with this page. Gdansk, Poland. 2,301 people like this topic. 96,884 visits.
  • 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.
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  • A brief history of Westerplatte in Gdańsk, the site where the opening shots of World War Two were fired, what to see and how to get there!
  • Westerplatte is a peninsula located on the shores of the Baltic Sea near the city of Gdansk. In September 1939, Polish and German forces clashed at...
  • ...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).
  • It was another poignant journey for me as I headed to Westerplatte – the peninsula in Gdańsk, Poland where World War II began.
  • The ruins of the Westerplatte Barracks today – Gdansk, Poland. ... This battle that started on the 1st of September 1939 is known as the Battle of Westerplatte.
  • Zegluga Gdanska also offers Gdansk Westerplatte boat. ... Gdansk to Westerplatte by car. It should take you about 15 minutes to get there (10 km).
  • Westerplatte is one of the most important historical sites in the country. ... Ulica Majora Henryka Sucharskiego, Gdansk, Poland, 80-001. +48 58 343 6972.