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    Westerplatte (Polish pronunciation: [vɛstɛrˈplatɛ], [ˈvɛstɛrplatɛ], German pronunciation: [ˈvɛstɐplatə]) is a peninsula in Gdańsk, Poland, located on the...
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    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...
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    The Westerplatte Monument, also known as the Monument to the Defenders of the Coast (Polish: Pomnik Obrońców Wybrzeża) is a war memorial located in Gdańsk...
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  • Westerplatte or Westerplatte Resists (Pl. Westerplatte broni się nadal) is a 1967 Polish historical film directed by Stanisław Różewicz. It was entered...
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  • 1939 Battle of Westerplatte, originally titled in Poland as Tajemnica Westerplatte ("The Secret of Westerplatte"), is a 2013 Polish-Lithuanian war film...
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    At the outbreak of World War II, he was one of the commanders of the Westerplatte position in Gdańsk, which troops under his command defended for seven...
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    In September 1939, he served at Westerplatte military transit depot, which took part in the Battle of Westerplatte. The Polish garrison fought against...
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    September 1939 it was the scene of the first clash of World War II at Westerplatte. The contemporary city was shaped by extensive border changes, expulsions...
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    regulation of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage under the name Westerplatte Museum in Gdańsk. On the same day, Prime Minister Donald Tusk appointed...
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    The first German attack of the war came against the Polish defenses at Westerplatte. The United Kingdom responded with an ultimatum for Germany to cease...
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    local SS and the German Army at the city's Polish post office and at Westerplatte. Even though the Free City was formally annexed by Nazi Germany in October...
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    Schleswig-Holstein opened fire on the Polish military transit depot at Westerplatte, in the Free City of Danzig, on the Baltic Sea. However, in many places...
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  • Post Office 1 September: Battle of Danzig Bay 1–7 September: Battle of Westerplatte 1–2 September: Battle of Pszczyna 1–4 September: Battle of Grudziądz...
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  • the Gdańsk-Westerplatte train station, he was killed during the first minutes of the German attack on the Polish enclave of Westerplatte. He was the...
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    Warsaw. Polish 1st Armoured Brigade "defenders of Westerplatte" (1 Brygada Pancerna im. Bohaterów Westerplatte) or Polish 1st Warsaw Armoured Brigade (Polish:...
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    river became increasingly moribund. A harbor canal was dug up with the Westerplatte on one of its banks. It was constructed to flow through Danzig (Gdańsk)...
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    forces in one of the opening battles of World War II, the Battle of Westerplatte. From December 1944 on, he was judge at the Reichskriegsgericht under...
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  • Schleswig-Holstein in order to attack the Polish military transit depot Westerplatte in Danzig harbour. After the fall of the fortress, MSK was used in the...
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    shots of World War II with the bombardment of the Polish garrison at Westerplatte; and the final surrender of the Japanese Empire took place aboard a United...
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    started crossing the Polish border in numerous places. The Battle of Westerplatte, which is often described as having begun at 04:45 with the salvos of...
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    United Kingdom more quickly. The Kriegsmarine took part in the Battle of Westerplatte and the Battle of the Danzig Bay during the invasion of Poland. In 1939...
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    shots of World War II when she bombarded the Polish base at Danzig's Westerplatte in the early morning hours of 1 September 1939. The ship was used as...
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    During the Battle of Westerplatte, the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein attacks Westerplatte at the start of the war, September 1, 1939...
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    Polish Army during the Invasion of Poland, notably during the Battle of Westerplatte. He was posthumously awarded the Order of Virtuti Militari. He was one...
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    pre-war Germany during World War II. The Westerplatte peninsula in Gdańsk was the site of the Battle of Westerplatte, the first battle of the German invasion...
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    Anna Constantia von Brockdorff Salt of the Black Earth Westerplatte – Battle of Westerplatte Death of a President – Assassination of Gabriel Narutowicz...
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    Kielce) was an officer in the Polish Army who fought in the Battle of Westerplatte during the Invasion of Poland in 1939. He was awarded the Order of Virtuti...
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    after other Polish coastal strongholds had capitulated in the Battle of Westerplatte, Battle of Gdynia and the Battle of Kępa Oksywska, Hel was the only substantial...
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    rescue, training and torpedo boats. In 1975 the shipyard was named "Westerplatte Heroes". In 1980, Gdańsk was the arena for events that marked the beginning...
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    League of Nations. The German attack on the Polish military depot at Westerplatte marks the start of World War II and the city was annexed by Nazi Germany...
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