3 real historical locations · 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.
CinemaMapped has mapped 3 real historical locations where the story takes place, spanning Poland.
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...
View location →The Polish Postal Service employees at the Gdańsk post office mount their own desperate defence on 1 September 1939, fighting off SS assault troops for 15 ho...
The Polish Post Office defence was conducted by 57 postal workers who resisted until overwhelmed. After surrender, the survivors were executed by the SS as 'franc-tireurs' — irregular combatants not entitled to POW st...
View location →Danzig, the Free City at the heart of the Polish Corridor dispute, erupts with violence as German residents and SS units attack Polish institutions — the loc...
Danzig's German population was 95% and many welcomed annexation. The city became fully German on 1 September 1939. Its status had been the stated pretext for Germany's invasion of Poland.
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