The Westerplatte is a peninsula close to Gdańsk, Poland. It is well known because it is the place where World War II started. By that time Gdańsk (“Danzig”) was an independent state with mostly German residents enclosed by Poland and the exclave Königsberg/Allenstein of the Deutsches Reich.
Located at the Westerplatte was a Polish ammunition depot that was attacked by the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein on September 1st, 1939. This event is seen as the first attack of Nazi Germany on Poland starting World War II (even if there was an air strike on Wieluń some minutes earlier).
What can still be seen there?
Today, you can still see the remains of the attacks: some destroyed houses are still standing. Main sight is the giant memorial that is used for commemoration. Getting to this place is not that easy – it is located next to the city, but there is not direct connection. You have to go by car on the motorway 89, cross the river Wisła on the Most im. Jana Pawła II and then go straight ahead to Westerplatte through uninhabited territory.
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