• 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.
  • Westerplatte is a peninsula in Gdańsk, Poland, located on the Baltic Sea coast mouth of the Dead Vistula, in the Gdańsk harbour channel.
  • 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.
  • Dramatization of the first battle of World War II. The first target of German troops in the invasion of Poland is a small garrison at Westerplatte.
  • Westerplatte, the start of World War II. ... You can visit Westerplatte and its museums and wander across what was once the setting of a horrible war scene.
  • The storage is named Military Transit Depot at Westerplatte It becomes a Polish exclave, surrounded by German-dominated Free City of Gdansk.
  • Just outside the city lies a small peninsula named "Westerplatte." ... At 04:45am, the vessel opens fire on the Polish settlements that defend the Westerplatte.