European Night of Museums on Westerplatte

Within the framework of the European Night of Museums the Museum of the Second World War once again invited visitors to Westerplatte, where it prepared a range of attractions in two educational zones on the peninsula.

More photos from the event in the gallery. 

The first educational zone, devoted to the Costal Ground Defence and the defence of the Army Transit Storehouse during the first days of September 1939, featured re-enactment shows, but its main highlight was the ‘Bombing of the Barracks’ pyrotechnic show that recreated the 2 September 1939 German air raid on the Army Transit Storehouse. There was also a display of army and soldiers’ equipment from the period of the 1939 Defensive War.
Connected with the Year of Special Force Paratroopers, the other educational zone had stands with workshop and assignments for all age groups designed to familiarise the participants with selected special operations in which Home Army paratroopers had been involved. While performing the tasks prepared in that zone the participants also had an opportunity to go on trolley rides on the peninsula.