- 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.
- 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.
- #OTD - 1939 - the Polish garrison on the #Westerplatte finally surrendered to the Germans, after an uneven 7-day defence.
- On 14 March 1924, Poland was awarded Westerplatte as a location for bringing in military equipment and ammunition from abroad (Polish Military Transit Depot).
- On March 14, 1924 Poland was awarded Westerplatte as a location for bringing in military equipment and ammunition from abroad (Polish Military Transit Depot).
- The storage is named Military Transit Depot at Westerplatte It becomes a Polish exclave, surrounded by German-dominated Free City of Gdansk.
- 14 Mart 1924’te Polonya, Westerplatte’yi yurtdışından askeri teçhizat ve mühimmat getirme yeri (Polonya Askeri Transit Deposu) olarak tahsis etti.
- Westerplatte is located north from Gdansk, some 15 min drive from downtown on a small flat peninsula stretching out into the Baltic sea.