- Alternatively, there is a regular "Pirate Ship" departing every two-hours between 10;00-16:00 that travel between Gdasnk and Westerplatte.
- The Monument to the Defenders of the Coast on Westerplatte is 25 meters high and consists of 236 granite blocks.
- The battle of Westerplatte was not one of great significance to the military strategy of World War II, but was of symbolic importance to the Polish people who...
- The first target of German troops in the invasion of Poland is a small garrison at Westerplatte.
- On 14 March 1924, Poland was awarded Westerplatte as a location for bringing in military equipment and ammunition from abroad (Polish Military Transit Depot).
- 1939'da, küçük Westerplatte yarımadasındaki 209 Polonyalı savunucu, kendilerine karadan, denizden ve havadan saldıran yaklaşık 3.400 Alman'ı durdurdu.
- Dünya Savaşı'nda Almanya ile Polonya arasındaki ilk çatışma olan Westerplatte Muharebesi sebebiyle tanınmaktadır.
- You can visit Westerplatte and its museums and wander across what was once the setting of a horrible war scene.
- Cuma 1 st Eylüliçin 4 saat 48 , silahları Schleswig-Holstein Westerplatte güneydoğu sektöre sekiz kabukları ateş etti.