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	Battle of Westerplatte Gdansk \| Gdansk Life
		A small forested island separated from Gdansk by the harbour channel, Westerplatte was established as a Polish military outpost during the interwar period, equipped with one 75mm field gun, two 37mm antitank guns (slightly mystifying for a coastal defense), four mortars and several medium machine guns, but lacking any true fortifications.
		By the autumn of 1939, the Polish garrison occupying Westerplatte comprised of 182 soldiers expected to withstand a potential attack for twelve hours.
		Though it is outside the city, Westerplatte is a worthwhile venture for anyone visiting Gdansk; like so many sights in Poland, it is haunted by it's troubling history in the face of a beautiful natural environment.
	www.gdansk-life.com /poland/battle-westerplatte (448 words)

	Westerplatte - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Westerplatte is a peninsula in Gdańsk, Poland, at an estuary of the Dead Vistula (one of the Vistula delta estuaries), in the Gdańsk harbour channel.
		It is famous as the place of battle of Westerplatte, one of the first - and longest - battles of the Polish September Campaign in 1939.
		Finally, the Westerplatte garrison, who were now exhausted - with many defenders severely wounded - as well as being short on food, water, ammunition and medical supplies, surrendered on 7 September.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Westerplatte (619 words)

	All Empires - Westerplatte, 1939 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The first Polish army detachment arrived at Westerplatte on 18th January 1926 (Poland had the right to maintain a detachment of 88 soldiers at the dump).
		Her task was, in fact, to use her heavy artillery (four 280 mm and ten 150 mm guns) to destroy Polish objects on Westerplatte.
		In this situation, the commander of the defense, Major Henryk Sucharski, took the decision to cease fighting, in the forenoon of the 7th September.
	www.allempires.com /articles/westerplatte/westerplatte1.htm (797 words)

	Wikinfo \| Westerplatte
		Westerplatte is a peninsula in Gdansk, at an estuary of the Dead Vistula (one of Vistula delta estuaries) - Gdansk harbour channel.
		The defence of Westerplatte in September 1939, at the beginning of the Second World War, became likely the most known symbol of the Polish resistance.
		Finally, Westerplatte crew surrendered on 7 September, being exhausted, lacking of food, water, ammunition and medicines.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Westerplatte (469 words)

	Westerplatte
		Sława żołnierzy z Westerplatte zagrzewała do oporu żołnierzy polskich w głębi kraju, a później w latach wojny i okupacji, stała się natchnieniem dla bojowników ruchu oporu i żołnierzy polskich walczących na wielu frontach, na Wschodzie i na Zachodzie.
		W rzeczywistości okręt ów miał nazajutrz zniszczyć ogniem swojej artylerii (4 działa 280 mm, 10 dział 150 mm, 4 działa 88 mm) umocnienia polskiej załogi na Westerplatte (na 26 sierpnia wyznaczony był pierwotnie termin agresji na Polskę).
		Bohaterów Westerplatte, który wyzwalał Gdańsk w 1945 roku, można sobie na niego wejść i nikt nie krzyczy...
	www.wpk.p.lodz.pl /~bolas/main/bitwy/wester/westerplatte.htm (2430 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		Westerplatte is a peninsula in GdaÅsk, Poland, located on Baltic Sea coast at the river mouth of Dead Vistula (one of the Vistula delta estuariesies), in the GdaÅsk harbour channel.
		From 1926 to 1939 it was the location of a Polish Military Transit Depot, sanctioned within the territory of the Free City of Danzig (now GdaÅsk).
		It is famous as the place of Battle of Westerplatte, the first major battle of the Invasion of Poland in 1939.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Westerplatte (360 words)

	Westerplatte
		Auf der Westerplatte legte Polen ein Munitionsdepot an, sicherte es durch ein Befestigungssystem von über 20 Bunkern und verstärkte seine „Wachmannschaft“ auf eine Garnison mit 182 Soldaten, was nach dem Versailler Vertrag keineswegs erlaubt war.
		Deshalb bedurfte es der Enklave auf der Westerplatte eigentlich gar nicht mehr.
		September kann die Polnische Besatzung der Westerplatte dem deutschen Druck standhalten, obwohl seit der Morgendämmerung die deutschen Truppen versuchen, mit einer weiteren Verstärkung durch 21 cm-Haubitzen aus Ostpreußen den Widerstand zu brechen.
	www.westerplatte.de (844 words)

	German battleship Schleswig-Holstein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		SMS Schleswig-Holstein was one of five pre-dreadnought, Deutschland-class battleships, not to be confused with a later class of pocket battleships of the same name.
		After the capitulation of Westerplatte, the Schleswig-Holstein battered Gdynia, Kepa Oksywska, and the Hel Peninsula.
		During the bombardment of the latter she was hit by a 152 mm shell from the Polish battery.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/DKM_Schleswig-Holstein (429 words)

	Westerplatte fights on... first shots in WW2 - Aircraft of World War II - Warbird Forums
		She anchored in the port canal right across the Westerplatte and did not leave after the visit was officially over.
		At dawn 1 September 1939 on Westerplatte soldiers from the detachment of Warrant Officer Jan Gryczman were getting ready to march out to the barracks after a tiresome night duty.
		Because what was falling incessantly on Westerplatte must have had an impact on the defenders as horrible as the most thunderous fire of the great battles in the West.
	www.ww2aircraft.net /forum/ww2-general/westerplatte-fights-first-shots-ww2-2926.html (2234 words)

	Westerplatte (1967)
		Westerplatte - a peninsula at the entry to Gdansk Harbour.
		Westerplatte it's a peninsula near Gdansk and there first shots of II world war was fired.
		Proportion of Polish and German forces was 1:20 (one Polish soldier to 20 German).
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0062485 (341 words)

	Westerplatte, Page I
		During the the whole 19th century the fortification was improved and various military installations were constructed to the peninsula.
		In 1911 on the side of the Gdansk Bay, coastal artillery positions were erected, making the Westerplatte fortification a powerful fort in the area.
		The Polish however could not man the fortification to it's full strength, due to the Treaty of Versailles and all sort of regulations, that applied in the area of the Free City of Danzig.
	www.silentwall.com /WesterplatteI.html (438 words)

	Recenzja komiksu "Westerplatte: Załoga śmierci" - komiks.gildia.pl - komiks, recenzje, newsy, galerie, ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Kroniki epizodów wojennych - 1 - Westerplatte: Załoga śmierci.
		Skrywana przez lata wiedza, niedawno ujawniona wciąż pozostaje nieznana szerokiemu odbiorcy i właśnie Westerplatte: Załoga śmierci ma być swego rodzaju popularyzatorem tych informacji.
		Westerplatte: Załoga śmierci to pierwsza część Kroniki epizodów wojennych, którą autorzy mają zamiar kontynuować.
	www.komiks.gildia.pl /komiksy/kroniki_epizodow_wojennych/1/rec1 (679 words)

	The Second World War (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Poland was not given any rights to possess military fortifications at Westerplatte but, nevertheless, secretly built a number of concrete-brick guardhouses and fortified the cellars of the barracks buildings and, when the threat of armed conflict became very likely, strengthened the garrison to 182 (with a possibility of mobilising a further 20 civilians).
		Standing instructions for the Polish detachment were to defend the base for a period of six hours when it was expected that relief would arrive but the withdrawal of Polish army detachments from the region of the Bory Tucholskie to the Bydgoszcz region (in August) meant that this had to be extended to twelve hours.
		The stand at Westerplatte was frustrating for Hitler who had wanted the removal of all traces of the Polish presence on the first day and was forced to divert men and materials away from other fronts; he insisted on making a personal tour of this "Little Polish Verdun" (21 September 1939).
	www.kasprzyk.demon.co.uk /www/WW2Bios.html (3513 words)

	WESTERPLATTE (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Wbrew intencjom rządu polskiego teren Westerplatte nie mógł być w pełni izolowany od terytorium WM Gdańska.
		zawarte jest sprawozdanie dotyczące składu oraz charakterystyki nowo przybyłej obsady Plutonu Wartowniczego na Westerplatte.
		Wymienny oddział wartowniczy składał się z oficera, 13 podoficerów zawodowych i nadterminowych, 66 podoficerów i szeregowców służby zasadniczej (przybywał na Westerplatte po 12-miesięcznym pobycie w pułku).
	www.westerplatte.pl /zaloga.html (2106 words)

	Westerplatte
		In den Jahren 1926 bis 1939 befand sich dort eine polnische befestigte Stellung innerhalb der Grenzen der Freien Stadt Danzig.
		September 1939 um 4:45 Uhr auf die Westerplatte werden häufig als der Beginn des Zweiten Weltkriegs genannt.
		Es gibt allerdings polnische Historiker, die von früheren, kurz nach Mitternacht an anderen Orten stattgefundenen Angriffen der deutschen Truppen berichten (z.B. in Wieluń).
	www.biologie.de /biowiki/Westerplatte (385 words)

	Co dalej z Westerplatte? Gdańsk, Gdynia, Sopot -informacje, aktualności
		-To wstyd, żeby Westerplatte tak wyglądało - przyznaje Marian Kwapiński, wojewódzki konserwator zabytków.
		Tak naprawdę Westerplatte odżywa tylko na jeden dzień - 1 września.
		Nie podzielam opinii, że Westerplatte wygląda jak ziemia niechciana, natomiast zgadzam się, że spore fragmenty Westerplatte wymagają uporządkowania i zagospodarowania.
	www.trojmiasto.pl /wiadomosci/news.phtml?akcja=dodaj_opinie&id_news=20757 (1152 words)

	Westerplatte and Gdansk Harbour
		This tour is designed to give you an insiders view of the area's tumultuous past, while at the same time, showing you its current beauty.
		Your journey through past and present begins at the Westerplatte peninsula, where shells from a Nazi battleship fell upon a Polish Garrison, marking the start of the Second World War.
		A large monument pays tribute to those Polish defenders and marks the spot where the entire world was plunged into war just 60 years ago.
	www.gdansktours.com /westerplatte.php (348 words)

	Wprost 24 - Koniec mitu Westerplatte
		czekajcie, biała flaga) - taki meldunek otrzymał dowódca niemieckiej kompani szturmowej porucznik Walter Schug na Westerplatte 2 września około godziny 19.30.
		Na Westerplatte doszło do buntu oficerów i odsunięcia od dowodzenia majora Henryka Sucharskiego; od tego momentu obroną dowodził kapitan Franciszek Dąbrowski.
		Później od polskich kul zginęło co najmniej sześciu obrońców Westerplatte.
	www.wprost.pl /ar/?O=80278 (172 words)

	Westerplatte - Gdansk - Reviews of Westerplatte - TripAdvisor
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	www.tripadvisor.com /Attraction_Review-g274725-d285043-Reviews-Westerplatte-Gdansk_Baltic_Coast.html (479 words)

	Obroncow Westerplatte Quay
		The quay has direct road and railroad connections, enabling easy cargo transportation links countrywide.
		The Westerplatte Ferry Terminal is located at this quay.
		At the rest of this quay, both general cargo and homogeneous cargo packed in bags or units, such as fertilizers are handled.
	www.portgdansk.pl /about-port/obroncow-westerplatte-quay (133 words)

	westerplatte
		Janek, hlavní hrdina seriálu celou válku přitom hledal svého otce, který bojoval na Westerplatte a byl nezvěstný.
		Z tohoto důvodu měla polská armáda právo udržovat na poloostrově Westerplatte tzv.
		září 1939 ráno v 04.45 hodin se Schleswig-Holstein přiblížil blíže k Westerplatte a ze svých 4 280 mm děl vypálil první výstřely druhé světové války...Zároveň ze všech větších budov na protilehlém břehu zahájili němečtí vojáci palbu z lehkých i těžkých kulometů.
	otabouska.vellum.cz /westerplatte.htm (899 words)

	Warsaw Voice - News
		Westerplatte and the Gdańsk Shipyard mark the beginning and the end of the process of struggle for democracy," said Dąbrowski, adding that the presence of the German president is evidence of reconciliation, cooperation and respect.
		From Westerplatte, the delegations went to the Monument of the Defenders of the Polish Post, situated in front of the Post Office building, in which 66 years ago the employees mounted their 15-hour defense.
		Performers: Orange Park, whose music is filled with pop hooks, rock and roll, and punk sounds; electrifying TAT (pictured), a four-member group from London, led by 19-year-old vocalist, songwriter and guitarist Tatiana DeMaria; and Bracia, recently one of the most popular groups in Poland.
	www.warsawvoice.pl /view/9209 (922 words)

	Gdansk - Sightseeing - World War II Poland - Westerplatte - In Your Pocket (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Polish survivors of the defence of Westerplatte even found themselves being saluted by their German counterparts as they were marched into captivity.
		Major Sucharski died in Naples, 1946, and his ashes were eventually laid to rest in Westerplatte in 1971.
		The Schleswig-Holstein (built in the Gdansk shipyards) was sunk in the Bay of Gdynia in December 1944.
	www.inyourpocket.com /poland/gdansk/en/venue?id=POGDENW0036 (286 words)

	1939
		Under the guise of honouring the anniversary of the Battle of Tannenburg, the German Battleship, complete with a hidden cargo of Marine assault troops, was allowed by the Poles to anchor directly off the strategic island of Westerplatte, located at the mouth of the Vistula River in Danzig.
		Fighting continued for the strategic island of Westerplatte at the mouth of the Vistula River.
		A massive attack was launched by 60 Stuka divebombers of the II and III Stukageschwader Immelmann directed at crushing the island garrison.
	www.wargamer.com /ww2timeline/1939eastern.asp (993 words)

	World War 2 Timelines 1939-1945 - Eastern Europe - Worldwar-2.net
		Under the guise of honouring the anniversary of the Battle of Tannenburg, the German Battleship, complete with a hidden cargo of Marine assault troops, was allowed by the Poles to anchor directly off the strategic peninsula of Westerplatte, located at the mouth of the Vistula River in Danzig.
		Fighting continued for the strategic peninsula of Westerplatte at the mouth of the Vistula River.
		A massive attack was launched by 60 Stuka dive bombers of the II and III Stukageschwader Immelmann directed at crushing the garrison.
	www.worldwar-2.net /timelines/war-in-europe/eastern-europe/eastern-europe-index-1939.htm (1524 words)

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