Battle of Westerplatte
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The Battle of Westerplatte was the first battle of the German invasion of Poland, marking the start of World War II in Europe. It occurred on the Westerplatte peninsula in the harbour of the Free City of Danzig. A small forested island separated from Gdansk by the harbour channel, Westerplatte was established as a Polish military outpost during the interwar period.
1939
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Ruins at Westerplatte
ORP Błyskawica, ORP Grom, ORP Groźny, ORP Gryf, ORP Wicher, T3, T9,
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- Pieśń o żołnierzach z Westerplatte - poem by Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 1807 | Free City of Danzig | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1920 | Free City of Danzig | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | Oblężenie Gdańska (1308) | battle | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1577 | Siege of Danzig in 1577 | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1627 | Battle of Oliwa | Sweden, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1655 | Siege of Danzig | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1734 | Siege of Danzig | siege, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1807 | Siege of Danzig | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1813 | Siege of Danzig | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1939 | Battle of Westerplatte | Nazi Germany, battle, siege, Free City of Danzig, Second Polish Republic | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1939 | Defense of the Coast of Poland in the September Campaign | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1939 | Defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1939 | Siege of Gdynia | siege, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1939 | Battle of Hel | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1939 | Battle of Kępa Oksywska | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1945 | Siege of Danzig | Nazi Germany, Soviet Union, battle, siege, 1st Armoured Brigade | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1454 | Thirteen Years' War | war | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | ORP Batory | ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | ORP Grom | Project 30bis-class destroyer, destroyer | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | ORP Groźny | warship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | ORP Gryf | minelayer | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | ORP Ślązak | submarine | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | ORP Wicher | Project 30bis-class destroyer, destroyer | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | U-10 | Type IIB submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | U-11 | Type IIB submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | U-367 | U-boat, Type VIIC submarine | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | U-4 | Type IIA, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | Zieten | Minensuchboot 1916-class minesweeper, steamboat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | 1940 | T3 | Type 35 torpedo boat, torpedo boat | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1940 | T9 | Type 35 torpedo boat, torpedo boat | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | J. W. Klawitter | shipyard | Wikidata | |
| organisation | factory | 1919 | Danziger Werft | shipyard, shipbuilding, business, enterprise, building of ships and floating structures, vehicle construction | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1922 | Polish Navy Shipyard | shipyard, shipbuilding | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1945 | Gdańsk Shipyard | shipyard, shipbuilding, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1952 | Remontowa | shipyard, shipbuilding, business, enterprise | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1990 | CRIST | shipyard, shipbuilding, trading business (Handelsgewerbe) | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding | 1844 | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig | shipbuilding, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding | 1922 | Stocznia Gdynia | shipbuilding, business, enterprise | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 11 Bateria Artylerii Stałej w Gdyni | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Battery Station No. 2 | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Battery Station No. 3 | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | air defense observation shelter | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | air-raid shelter in the construction complex of the Gdańsk Shipyard | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Bunker in the Olejarna Street | bunker, hochbunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | schron - remiza I | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | schron - remiza II | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | schron - wartownia II | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | schron - wartownia III | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | schron - wartownia IV | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | schron - wartownia V | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | schron - wartownia VI | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | schron baterii nr 2 | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | schron bateryjny nr 1 | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | schron nr 3 | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | shelter - fire station III | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | shelter - fire station IV | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | shelter - guardhouse I | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fortifications of Gdańsk | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1482 | Wisłoujście Fortress | architectural heritage monument, fortress, lighthouse | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1602 | Fort Carre | fort | Wikidata |
| site | museum | Naval Weapons Museum | naval museum, military museum, open-air museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | ORP Błyskawica | preserved watercraft, museum ship, Polish Navy, destroyer, tripadvisor | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1953 | Muzeum Marynarki Wojennej | military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2006 | Museum of Coastal Defence in Hel, Poland | military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2017 | Museum of World War II in Gdańsk | military museum | Wikidata |
| site | tower | Baszta Klasztorna | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Baszta pod Ciemną Gwiazdą | destroyed building or structure, fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Latarniana Tower in Gdańsk | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Schultz Tower in Gdańsk | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | St. Hyacinth Tower in Gdańsk | architectural heritage monument, fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Stągwie Mleczne, Gdańsk | architectural heritage monument, city gate, fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Swan Tower in Gdańsk | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | White Tower in Gdańsk | architectural heritage monument, fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Zespół średniowiecznych murów obronnych Głównego Miasta - z basztami | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | 1400 | Baszta Mała Stągiew | fortified tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1400 | Baszta Wielka Stągiew | fortified tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1400 | Brewery Tower in Gdańsk | fortified tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1400 | Corner Tower in Gdańsk | architectural heritage monument, fortified tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1400 | Na Podmurzu Tower in Gdańsk | fortified tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1400 | Pod Zrębem Tower in Gdańsk | architectural heritage monument, fortified tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1400 | Straw Tower in Gdańsk | architectural heritage monument, fortified tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1501 | Raduńska Tower | destroyed building or structure, fortified tower | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1989-516-505, Westerplatte, hissen der Reichskriegsflagge | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 183-2008-0513-500, Danzig, Westerplatte, Wald | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Schleswig Holstein firing Westerplatte September 1939 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 183-E10691, Westerplatte, hissen der Reichskriegsflagge | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Admirał Erich Raeder na Westerplatte (2-66) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 101II-MN-1588-03, Polen-Westerplatte, PKWs an Bord | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 101II-MN-1595-25A, Danzig, Linienschiff "Schleswig-Holstein" | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 183-E10718, Danzig, Westerplatte, Wald | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 101II-MN-1595-26A, Danzig, Linienschiff "Schleswig-Holstein" | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Adolf Hitler na Westerplatte | Commons | ||









