Guardhouse No. 1 on Westerplatte - Museum of Gdansk

Name: Guardhouse No. 1 on Westerplatte - Museum of Gdansk
Address: Majora Henryka Sucharskiego, Gdansk 80-601 Poland, Gdansk, Poland
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Majora Henryka Sucharskiego, Gdansk 80-601 Poland

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At 4.48 a.m on 1st of September 1939, the German battleship, Schleswig Holstein, paying a courtesy visit to Gdańsk, began shelling Westerplatte, where the Polish Military Transit Depot was located. The battle lasted seven days. Guardhouse No. 1 was one of the key links in the chain of the Polish defence.

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Typical visit: about 30 minutes