1 real historical location · Poland
A Polish war film depicting the heroic defence of the Westerplatte garrison in Gdansk, where 182 Polish soldiers held out for seven days against vastly superior German forces at the opening of WWII. A monument to defiance against impossible odds.
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A garrison of 182 Polish soldiers holds Westerplatte Peninsula against 3,400 German troops for seven days — becoming the first symbol of Polish resistance at...
The German battleship Schleswig-Holstein opened fire on Westerplatte at 4:47 AM on 1 September 1939 — the first shots of World War II. Major Henryk Sucharski's garrison, supplied for a 12-hour defence, held out for se...
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