Westerplatte Peninsula

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Westerplatte Peninsula is a historic coastal area in Gdańsk, Poland, best known as the site where the first battle of World War II began in September 1939.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
historic site
military cemetery
military depot
peninsula
war memorial
administrativeTerritory city of Gdańsk
commemorates Battle of Westerplatte
controlledBy Free City of Danzig (special status area)
Second Polish Republic
country Poland
Poland
Poland
endTime 1939-09-07
hasAccess sea route to Gdańsk
hasCemetery Soldiers’ Cemetery at Westerplatte
hasCoordinateLatitude 54.406
hasCoordinateLongitude 18.680
hasMilitaryFacility Polish Military Transit Depot
hasMonument Westerplatte Monument
hasStructure barracks ruins
guardhouse ruins
hasTransportConnection ferry from Gdańsk
heritageDesignation Polish national memorial
historicalPeriod Interwar period
World War II
knownFor Polish Military Transit Depot
first battle of World War II
locatedAtMouthOf Dead Vistula
locatedIn Gdańsk
Pomeranian Voivodeship
locatedOn Baltic Sea
location Westerplatte Peninsula
Westerplatte Peninsula
Westerplatte Peninsula
Westerplatte Peninsula
notableEvent Battle of Westerplatte
opponent Nazi Germany
partOf Gdańsk Bay
linked to: Bay of Gdańsk

Invasion of Poland
Port of Gdańsk
World War II
significance symbol of Polish resistance in 1939
startTime 1939-09-01
startTimeOfEvent 1939-09-01
touristAttraction Westerplatte Monument viewing point
open-air military relics
usedFor military purposes
tourism

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Gdańsk contains Westerplatte Peninsula
Pomeranian Voivodeship containsMajorMonument Westerplatte
linked to: Westerplatte Peninsula
Franciszek Dąbrowski placeOfActivity Westerplatte
linked to: Westerplatte Peninsula
German battleship Schleswig-Holstein attacked Westerplatte
linked to: Westerplatte Peninsula
Westerplatte Monument in Gdańsk locatedIn Westerplatte Peninsula
Polish coastal defenses hasPart Westerplatte Military Transit Depot defenses
linked to: Westerplatte Peninsula
Polish coastal defenses strategicFocus Westerplatte
linked to: Westerplatte Peninsula
Battle of Westerplatte location Westerplatte Peninsula
subject linked to: Westerplatte Peninsula
Polish Military Transit Depot location Westerplatte Peninsula
subject linked to: Westerplatte Peninsula
Westerplatte Monument location Westerplatte Peninsula
subject linked to: Westerplatte Peninsula
Soldiers’ Cemetery at Westerplatte location Westerplatte Peninsula
subject linked to: Westerplatte Peninsula
Kampania wrześniowa hasEvent obrona Westerplatte
linked to: Westerplatte Peninsula
Gustav Kleikamp associatedWith Westerplatte
linked to: Westerplatte Peninsula
Danzig harbor usedBy Polish Military Transit Depot at Westerplatte
linked to: Westerplatte Peninsula
Danzig harbor associatedWith Westerplatte
linked to: Westerplatte Peninsula
Henryk Sucharski commanded Westerplatte garrison
subject linked to: Major Henryk Sucharski
linked to: Westerplatte Peninsula
Westerplatte cemetery of the defenders locatedOn Westerplatte peninsula
linked to: Westerplatte Peninsula
Defense of Westerplatte location Westerplatte
subject linked to: Sucharski
linked to: Westerplatte Peninsula