WESTERPLATTE & Gdansk Post Office (Poczta Polskiej): BLITZKRIEG to Start WWII {Gdansk, POLAND}
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Westerplatte and the Gdansk Post Office (Poczta Polskiej) were the sites of the blitzkrieg to start WWII.
In the early hours of September 1, 1939, Nazi Germany's invasion overwhelmed Poland. If in the Polish countryside Germany advanced without much resistance, in the Free State of Gdansk (Danzig) the Poles were prepared for war.
Simultaneously, Germany moved on Westerplatte a military posting designed to protect Poland's interest in the Baltic Sea, while in Gdansk, the Polish Post Office became the initial land battle of WWII. Though Polish troops were severely undermanned, these spots are considered the start of the Second World War, both symbolically and literally.
Matt pays a respectful visit to these memorials as the 80th anniversary of the start of WWII approaches.
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Polish Post Office in Gdańsk - 1 September 1939
As the Gdańśk Post Office looks today that was defended on 1 September 1939 by a group of postmen and some soldiers from the invading Nazis. The defenders were murdered in Stutthof concentration camp the following month.
The Polish Post Museum in Gdańsk
A Monument to Protectors of the WWII Post Office in Gdansk, Poland
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REMINDERS OF GDAŃSK Post Office
This film is one of Reminders of Gdańsk films. Author: Krzysztof Bratnicki from Salezjańskie Gimnazjum in Rumia. It is a part from a media guide, made as an educational project and as a part of Gdańskie Niezapominajki. The whole guide was made by: Roksana Sawkun, Patrycja Bieńkowska and Krzysztof Bratnicki from Salezjańskie Gimnazjum in Rumia. Sources of the film are included in another film:
Gdansk Travel Guide - Poland Exceptional Memories
Gdansk Travel Guide - Poland Exceptional Memories
Gdańsk is the largest city and capital of Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland. A strategic and highly influential port for nearly a thousand years, Gdańsk was a stronghold of the Teutonic Knights and later became an influential city within the Hanseatic League during the Middle Ages.
Largely destroyed in the Second World War, Gdańsk was splendidly rebuilt in the aftermath as one of Europe's most beautiful port cities. Today, Gdańsk has a population of 460,000 and is Poland's largest northern city, drawing numerous visitors into its historic city centre, its outstanding museums and its expansive beaches spread along the coast of the Gulf of Gdańsk, making it a popular summer destination for many Poles and foreign visitors alike.
In addition to tourism, Gdańsk is also the republic's principal seaport, handling large amounts of imports and exports from the city's harbour. The city, along with neighbouring Sopot and Gdynia to the north, is part of the Tricity (Trójmiasto), an urban conurbation of nearly 750,000. As Poland's main northern port at the mouth of the Vistula River, Gdańsk is a key departure and arrival point for visitors and trade along the Baltic, especially to and from Scandinavia. Along with trade, shipbuilding was a key signature of the city's economy in the past. While trade remains a key component to Gdańsk's economy, the shipbuilding industry has declined in recent decades, giving way to tourism.
Gdansk has a mix of oceanic and continental climate but receives a fairly low amount of precipitation throughout the year. Winters are warmer than most of Poland, but very damp and cloudy with only 32 and 39 monthly sunshine hours on average in December and January respectively.
Gdańsk's city centre is relatively compact, with nearly all major attractions accessible on foot. Visitors wanting to explore the further reaches of the city can use the city's excellent public transport system, ZTM Gdańsk. Usually coloured red and white, trams and buses are cheap and frequent throughout the city. Tickets can be purchased from kiosks and most newspaper shops, at ticket machines placed at numerous stops and from the driver. Locals are keen to help with directions but always ask several people and see if they agree.
Gdańsk's main attractions are mainly confined to the Śródmieście district, the city's central quarter. Within Śródmieście, many locations are subdivided into the Main Town (Główne Miasto) and the Old Town (Stare Miasto). Several major attractions are also outside of the immediate city centre.
A lot to see in Gdansk such as :
Highland Gate (Brama Wyżynna)
Torture House (Katownia)
Prison Tower (Wieża więzienna)
Mansion of the Society of Saint George (Dwór Bractwa św. Jerzego)
Golden Gate (Złota Brama)
Long Street (Ulica Długa)
Uphagen's House (Dom Uphagena)
Lion's Castle (Lwi Zamek)
Main Town Hall (Ratusz Głównego Miasta, built 1378-1492)
Long Market (Długi Targ)
Artus' Court (Dwór Artusa)
Neptune's Fountain (Fontanna Neptuna)
Golden House (Złota Kamienica)
Green Gate (Zielona Brama)
Royal Chapel of the Polish King John III Sobieski
Żuraw – medieval port crane
Gradowa Hill
Granaries on the Ołowianka and Granary Islands
Great Armoury
John III Sobieski Monument
Old Town Hall
Jan Heweliusz Monument
Great Mill (1350)
Small Mill
House of Research Society
Polish Post Office, site of the 1939 battle
brick gothic town gates, i.e. Mariacka Gate, Straganiarska Gate, Cow Gate
Abbot's Palace in the Oliwa Park
Lighthouse in Nowy Port
Oliwa Cathedral
Pachołek Hill – an observation point in Oliwa
Pier in Brzeźno
Westerplatte
Wisłoujście Fortress
Gdańsk Zoo
Main Town Hall
Artus' Court
Uphagen's House
Amber Museum (Muzeum Bursztynu)
Museum of the Polish Post (Muzeum Poczty Polskiej)
Wartownia nr 1 na Westerplatte
Museum of Tower Clocks (Muzeum Zegarów Wieżowych)
Wisłoujście Fortress
National Museum (Muzeum Narodowe)
Żuraw Crane
Granaries in Ołowianka
museum ship SS Soldek
European Solidarity Centre. Museum and library dedicated to the history of the Solidarity movement.
Archeological Museum (Muzeum Archeologiczne)
Gdańsk Nowy Port Lighthouse (Latarnia Morska Gdańsk Nowy Port)
Izba Pamięci Wincentego Pola w Gdańsku-Sobieszewie
Archdiocese Museum (Muzeum Archidiecezjalne)
Museum of the Second World War
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Muzeum Poczty Polskiej w Gdańsku we wtorek wstęp bezpłatny. Museum start of World War II 01.09.1939
The building is linked to recent events in Polish history, being a symbol of the Polish national identity in the interwar Free City of Danzig as well as a monument to the heroism of the employees of the Polish Post, who have bravely stood their ground against the German police and Waffen SS troops on September 1, 1939.
History
The Polish Post in the Free City of Danzig commenced its operations pursuant to the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles in 1920. The third branch of the Polish Post in Heveliusplatz 1-2 (currently known as Plac Obrońców Poczty Polskiej - the Polish Post Office Defenders’ Square) was opened in January 1925. The new post office (officially referred to as “Polish Post and Telegraph Office no. 1 in Gdańsk” from August 1926) operated in the north wing of the former garrison hospital erected in years 1838-1844. Before that time, the building was used as a borstal (from 1630 onwards); in 1643, it was surrounded with a tall wall, a fragment of which has survived until this day on the eastern side of the post office courtyard. The western wing of the hospital building, built on an L-shaped floor plan, was used by the labour office (Staedtisches Arbeitsamt) and police station no. 2. The corridors connecting the two wings of the building together have been bricked up.
On September 1, 1939, at 4.45 the Nazi German forces launched their attack against the Polish Post Office building. Despite being vastly outnumbered, the small crew of Polish Post employees defending the building only decided to surrender following fourteen hours of violent clashes, during which eight people were killed and another fourteen were wounded (with four of them eventually dying from their wounds). On October 38, the remaining defenders of the Polish Post were executed at the former shooting range in the Zaspa district of Gdańsk.
Stutthof Death Camp, North Poland near Gdansk
Heroic Workers of Polish Post in Gdańsk 1 September 1939, commissioned in 1979 in PRL
Commissioned in 1979 in the People's Republic of Poland by the Polish Communications Ministry and the Council for the Protection of Monuments of Battle and Martyrdom, and unveiled on September 1 of the same year, the stainless steel Defenders of the Polish Post Monument was designed by the Kraków-based sculptor Wincenty Kućma. A wonderful example of Socialist Art and a fitting tribute to the heroes who put up such a brave struggle next door, the monument represents a dying Polish post employee who is being handed a rifle by Nike.
The Defence of the Polish Post Office in Gdańsk was the first heroic act of World War II.
On September 1, 1939, Polish personnel defended the building for some 15 hours against assaults by the SS Heimwehr Danzig (SS Danzig Home Defense), local SA formations and special units of Danzig police. All but four of the defenders, who were able to escape from the building during the surrender, were sentenced to death by a German court martial as illegal combatants on October 5, 1939 and executed.
In the Polish Post Office complex on 1 September 1939 there were 56 people: Guderski, 42 local Polish employees, ten employees from Gdynia and Bydgoszcz, and the building keeper with his wife and ten-year-old daughter who lived in the complex.
The German attack plan, devised in July 1939, determined that the main building and its defenders would be stormed from two directions.
At 04:00 the Germans cut the phone and electricity lines to the building. At 04:45, just as the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein started shelling the nearby Polish Army military outpost at Westerplatte, the Danzig police began their assault on the building under the command of Polizeioberst Willi Bethke. They were soon reinforced by local SA formations and the SS units SS Wachsturmbann E and SS Heimwehr Danzig, supported by three police ADGZ heavy armoured cars. Albert Forster, head of the local Nazi party, arrived in one of the vehicles to watch the event. Journalists from local newspapers, Reichssender Danzig (the state radio station), and the newsreel company Ufa-Tonwache also came to cover the battle.
At 11:00 German units were reinforced by the Wehrmacht with two 75 mm artillery pieces and a 105 mm howitzer, but the renewed assault, even with the artillery support, was again repulsed. Mortar support was requested from the German forces at Westerplatte, but its inaccurate fire posed a greater threat to the attackers and it soon ceased action.[4] At 15:00 the Germans declared a two-hour ceasefire and demanded that the Polish forces surrender, which they refused. In the meantime, a unit of sappers dug under the walls of the building and prepared a 600 kg explosive device. At 17:00 the bomb was set off, collapsing part of the wall, and German forces under the cover of three artillery pieces attacked again, this time capturing most of the building except the basement.
Frustrated by the Poles' refusal to surrender, Bethke requested a rail car full of gasoline. Danzig's fire department pumped it into the basement, and it was then ignited by a hand grenade. After three Poles were burned alive (bringing the total Polish casualties to six killed in action), the rest decided to capitulate. The first two people to leave the building, director Dr. Jan Michoń, carrying a white flag, and commandant Józef Wąsik, were shot by the Germans. The rest of the Poles were allowed to surrender and leave the burning building. Six people managed to escape from the building, although two of them were captured the following days.
Sixteen wounded prisoners were sent to the Gestapo hospital, where six subsequently died (including the 10-year-old Erwina). The other 28 were first imprisoned in the police building and, after a few days, sent to Victoriaschule, where they were interrogated and tortured. Some 300 to 400 Polish citizens of Danzig were also held there.
All the prisoners were put on trial in front of the martial court of the Wehrmacht's Gruppe Eberhardt. A first group of 28 Victoriaschule-prisoners, with a single Wehrmacht officer as defence lawyer, was tried on 8 September, a second group of 10, who recovered in the hospital, on 30 September. All were sentenced to death as illegal combatants under the German special military penal law of 1938.
The prisoners were mostly executed by firing squad led by SS-Sturmbannführer Max Pauly (later commandant of the Neuengamme concentration camp) on 5 October and buried in a mass grave at the cemetery of Danzig-Saspe (Zaspa)
The sentence was demanded by the prosecutor Hans Giesecke and declared by presiding judge Kurt Bode, Vice-President of the Oberlandesgericht Danzig (Higher Regional Court of Danzig).
Giesecke and Bode were never held responsible for this episode or held accountable for the executions. They were denazified after the war and continued their careers as lawyers in Germany. Both died of natural causes in the 1970s.
Obrona Poczty Polskiej w Gdańsku - EGRH.pl
Pierwsze z starć zbrojnych II wojny światowej. Heroiczna obrona gmachu Poczty Polskiej w Wolnym Mieście Gdańsku przez grupę 55 polskich pocztowców. Stanęli przeciw całej potędze hitlerowskich jednostek SS i lokalnej policji oraz oddziałów SA grupy Eberhardta atakującej równolegle sąsiadujące Westerplatte. Nierówna walka trwała około 14h i zakończyła się około godziny 19.00 1.09.1939. Wojnę przeżyło tylko 4 z 28 wziętych do niewoli obrońców , dzięki temu ,że uciekli w trakcie zamieszania podczas kapitulacji. Niezgodnie z prawem zostali potraktowani jak partyzanci, mimo iż walczyli w mundurach i pod dowództwem jako rezerwiści oraz bronili polskiego terytorium urzędu zostali po nielegalnym procesie określonym jako hitlerowska zbrodnia sądowa zamordowani na Zaspie 5.10.1939r koło mojego domu.
Heroic Defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig (Gdańsk) was one of the first acts of World War II in Poland. On September 1, 1939, Polish 55 personnel defended the building for some 14 hours against all Dnazig local Hilter SS and Military Police and SA troops power. Only 4 of the defenders, who were able to escape from the building during the surrender survived war. All 28 prisoners were sentenced illegaly to death by a German court martial as illegal combatants (querillas) besides they had uniforms and fight as soldiers with commander defending legal Polish soil. All were killed in Zaspa 5.10.1939r very close of my house...
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Zostań rekonstruktorem i bierz udział w odtwarzaniu walk wojny obronnej by lepiej poznać historię oręża polskiego oraz walczyć z nami o godne zachowanie pamięci oraz nazwisk wielu naszych bohaterów.
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Nigdy rekonstrukcje nie miały dotąd takich możliwości i braku ograniczeń!
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Bitwa pod Mokrą
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Bitwa pod Kockiem - Wola Gułowska
Staszów 1944 (największa bitwa pancerna po Kursku)
Bitwa o Monte Cassino
Guadalcanal - Bloody Rige Battle (najkrwawsze bitwy na Pacyfiku)
D-Day - Wyzwolenie Francji (Bitwa o St. Mere Eglese)
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Westerplatte : where WW2 started
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It is usually accepted that the starting point for WW2 was when the German cruiser Schleswig Holstein opened fire on Polish positions at Westerplatte in Gdansk.
I would dispute this as I believe the attack on the town of Wielun commenced earlier. There is also the attack on the bridge at Tczew (Dirschau), bombing near Puck or even the attack on the Polish Post Office in Gdańsk (Danzig) which may have happened earlier.
After the Polish - Bolshevik war when supplies of weapons to Poland through Danzig had been disrupted by strikes, the League of Nations allowed Poland to keep a base on Westerplatte for weapons deliveries. By September 1939 there were182 soldiers on the peninsula. They were armed with one 75 mm field gun, two 37 mm Bofors antitank guns, four mortars and a number of medium machine guns. There were no fortifications, only several concrete guardhouses hidden in the forest.
The Polish garrison was separated from Free City of Danzig (Gdańsk) by the harbour channel, with only a narrow isthmus connecting the area to the mainland. In case of war, the defenders were supposed to withstand a sustained attack for 12 hours after which a relief from the main units of the Polish Army were to arrive.
On 1 September 1939, the Polish garrison's commanding officer was Major Henryk Sucharski.
The battle lasted until 7 September 1939 when surrender was forced due to lack of ammunition.
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The Defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig (Gdańsk) was one of the first acts of World War II in Europe, as part of the Invasion of Poland.
On September 1, 1939, Polish personnel defended the building for some 15 hours against assaults by the SS Heimwehr Danzig (SS Danzig Home Defence), local SA formations and special units of Ordnungspolizei (Danzig police). All but four of the defenders, who were able to escape from the building during the surrender, were unjustly sentenced to death by a German court martial as illegal combatants on October 5, 1939 and executed.
MORE Things to do in GDANSK, Poland | Including SOPOT seaside resort & walking guide
We are back in GDAŃSK, Poland for MORE Things to do in GDANSK. and a brand new collection including the seaside resort of SOPOT.
On this trip we will show you a brand new walking route around the city, stopping off at the market hall, poland post office monument and learn more about Poland’s struggle during WW2 at the Museum of World War II. We enjoy pierogi and pork knuckle, sauerkraut and vodka, with a great dinner recommendation and on day 2 take a train and day trip to the seaside resort of SOPOT.
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Gdansk, Poland - Travel Around The World | Top best places to visit in Gdansk
Top best places to visit in Gdansk
Gdansk is the largest city in the north of Poland and a principal seaport on the Baltic coast.
It used to be called Free City of Gdansk, today is called City of Freedom. The most central point of the city is the Neptune’s Fountain. Located by the entrance to Artus Court next to the Main Town Hall, ...it is at the crossroad of the Long Lane and the Long Market. This two streets are one of the most notable tourist attractions of the city. At the end of the Long Street there is the Golden Gate, and on the way there are a lot of interesting, colorful and important architecture like the Uphagen House and the Windows Theater. The Green Gate is on the other end of the Long Market. It used to be a merchant road and now it’s a main artery. Behind Green Gate flows Motlawa River, and along it stretches Long Bridge with picturesque brick buildings, apartments, moored vessels and the Crane, which acted both as a cargo port and a defensive gate.
In the heart of the Main Town lies a narrow, cobblestone, medieval St. Mary’s street. You can find there rich ornamentation and gargoyles, This is also a good place to buy souvenirs made of amber... At the end of St. Mary’s Street there is St. Mary’s Church which is supposedly the largest brick church in the world with a stunning 360-degree view of the city. The church was completed at the beginning of the sixteenth century. It can fit nearly 20,000 people. Inside is located an ancient astronomical clock from the fifteenth century.
In Gdansk there are several places of glory and a special remembrance particularly important for the local community, such sites include Polish Post Office Museum, Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970, Monument is located near European Solidarity Center and Gdansk’s Shipyard. And Westerplatte, a national memorial and museum site dedicated to Polish soldiers at the beginning of the Second World War.
One of the most famous person born in Gdansk was astronomer Jan Heweliusz. He made many interesting cosmic observations. Gdansk has also very modern stadium with more than 40 000 seats
and even if you are not a football fun it’s worth a visit.
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10 Things to do in Gdańsk, Poland Travel Guide
Join us as we visit Gdańsk, Poland in this travel guide exploring the top attractions and best things to do in Gdansk (Danzig). As the final and northernmost destination we visit during our time in Poland this port city is one of the coolest places we've visited on this particular trip through Europe. From cobbled streets to posh museums to river cruises you'll find something for everyone here. One thing we noticed was that it was considerably more expensive in terms of accommodations and food compared with other Polish cities we've visited; however, it has charms that more than make up for it.
10 Things to do in Gdańsk City Tour | Poland Travel Guide:
Intro - 00:01
1) St. Mary's Church, Gdańsk Basilica (Bazylika Mariacka - St. Marienkirche) - 00:38
2) Long Lane Street (Ulica Długa - Langgasse) - 02:16
3) Amber Museum (Muzeum Bursztynu) - 02:29
4) Historical Museum of the City of Gdansk (Muzeum Historyczne Gdanska) - 03:36
5) Motlawa River (Mottlau) - 03:55
6) Medieval Port Crane (Żuraw)- 04:40
7) SS Sołdek (Stanislaw Sołdek) - 04:57
8) Floating Fish and Chips Restaurant at Oscars - 05:32
9) Neptune Milk Bar (Bar Mleczny Neptun) - 06:55
10) European Solidarity Centre (Europejskie Centrum Solidarności) - 09:54
Outro - 10:17
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Gdańsk alternate spellings (German: Danzig - Latin: Gedania)
Our visit Gdańsk travel guide documentary covers some of the top attractions including a food guide, top sightseeing tourist attractions and the city by day including visiting castles, churches and museums. We also cover off-the-beaten-path outdoor activities you won't find in a typical Gdańsk tourism brochure, Gdańsk itinerary or Gdańsk, Poland city tour.
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After visiting the Basilica, we walked over to the main pedestrian street in Gdansk: Dluga, also known as Long Street. Unlike most Polish cities, Gdansk doesn’t have a main square, but this stretch of road acts as the equivalent with lots of vendors and performers along the way.
On the west end of Dluga (Dooga) we came across the Amber Museum, which sounded a little unusual, so we bought tickets and went up. Here we learned the history of Amber trade in the Baltic, and we also discovered that the tower that now houses the museum, was once a prison and torture chamber.
Not done with museums just yet, our next stop was the Historical Museum of the City of Gdansk. I think we spent more time staring at the ornate doorways, ceilings and staircases, than we did at the exhibit itself!
Here, we also saw the Medieval Crane, which was first mentioned in texts in 1367, and was at one point the biggest working crane in the world.
Next, it was all aboard the SS Sołdek, a Polish coal and ore freighter which is now a ship-museum.
And since we’re on the topic of food, we need to show you a milk bar we really enjoyed.
On our last day in Gdansk, we walked over to the European Solidarity Centre, which is about a 15-20 minute walk from the Old Town. The museum tells the story of Solidarity, a Polish trade union and civil resistance movement, founded in 1980 at the Lenin Shipyard. This was the first union not controlled by the communist party, and it’s a fascinating museum to learn a bit more about the history.
And that’s a wrap for our Gdansk travel guide. We hope you guys enjoyed this video and that it gave you a few ideas of things to do in Gdansk on you visit. You know the drill, if you have any other tips or suggestions to share with travellers, feel free to pop those in the comments section below. Happy travels and until next time!
This is part of our Travel in Poland video series showcasing Polish food, Polish culture and Polish cuisine.
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Muzeum II Wojny Światowej w Gdańsku. Museum of the Second World War in Gdansk.
Exhibition 5.05.2017. The original version
Wystawa z 5.05.2017. Wersja pierwsza oryginalna.
Die Polnische Post in Danzig 1939
Westerplatte - Gdansk, Baltic Coast, Poland
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Westerplatte Gdansk
The historic site where World War II broke out on September 1, 1939 includes a small museum and a towering monument to the Polish defenders.
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Travel blogs from Westerplatte:
- ... We had a chance to visit Westerplatte, but unfortunately didn't make it to the post office ...
- ... The weather had perked up, and I took a boat trip out to the Westerplatte where the first shots of WWII were fired ...
- ... On the second day we braved the weather and went on a motor vessel trip out to Westerplatte - where the first shots of the Second World War were fired upon the garrison by a German naval vessel ...
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Photos from:
- Gdansk, Baltic Coast, Poland
Photos in this video:
- Westerplatte accross the Vistula River by Kasia-guide from a blog titled How is it to be a Gdansk born citizen...
- Camouflaged Tower at Westerplatte by Atlpilot36 from a blog titled Still Chilling Out in Gdansk
- WWII Memorial at Westerplatte by Atlpilot36 from a blog titled Still Chilling Out in Gdansk
- WWII Barracks at Westerplatte by Atlpilot36 from a blog titled Still Chilling Out in Gdansk
- WWII Bunkers at Westerplatte by Atlpilot36 from a blog titled Still Chilling Out in Gdansk