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Knowledge of the heroic Polish defenders of Westerplatte in September 1939 is widespread. More and more people are also aware that the remains of nine of them were discovered by the archaeologists from the Museum of the Second World War in Gdansk during the 2019 excavations at the peninsula.
Architectural and urban competition for the conceptual design of the Museum of Westerplatte and the War of 1939 – branch of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk.
There are many figures that we can associate with the recovery and defense of the independence of the Polish State after World War I.
In 1919, Poland purchased real estate in the environs of Gdańsk. The uncertain political future of the city at that time was conducive to the mainly German owners to start a process of selling it off.
On November 13th, 1939, under the order of the Commander-in-Chief, General Władysław Sikorski, the ‘Service for the Victory of Poland’ (SZP) was transformed into the ‘Union of Armed Struggle’ (ZWZ).
On November 4th, we invite you to participate in the funeral ceremonies of the Defenders of Wester
The funeral ceremonies of the Polish defenders of Westerplatte will take place on November 4th. Their remains will rest in the new Cemetery of the Polish Army Soldiers on the peninsula. The ceremonial burial of the heroes will fulfill the duties towards the fallen Polish soldiers that Poland fulfills today.
In autumn 2019, a team of archaeologists from the Museum of the Second World War found the remains of nine defenders of Westerplatte.
