• 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • The Westerplatte was a low, mostly wooded, long peninsula with a length of around 2,000m and a maximum width of 600m.
  • By the autumn of 1939, the Polish garrison occupying Westerplatte comprised of 182 soldiers expected to withstand a potential attack for twelve hours.
  • By the autumn of 1939, the Polish garrison occupying Westerplatte comprised of 182 soldiers expected to withstand a potential attack for twelve hours.