Travel Guide
Westerplatte Museum
According to the decision of the Council of the League of Nations dated 1924, from 1926 the Westerplatte peninsula was transferred to Poland for the purposes of an ammunition and weapons reloading depot. The 88 strong force of Polish soldiers was responsible for ensuring the security of the warehouses and the entire area of the Military Transit Depot. The military unit was changed every 6 months.
During the entire Westerplatte battle, Guard Post No. 1 was the linchpin of the Polish defence. The fire from the bunker in the cellars and from the windows above ground prevented the Germans from breaking the Polish lines from the base of the peninsula or the harbour channel. The building’s structure, though affected by heavy machine gunfire and gun shells, remained undamaged. In June 1974, a Commemoration Room was created in Guard Post No. 1, which in 1980 was transformed into a Branch of the Gdansk History Museum, which exists to date. According to the concept adopted in 1974, the exhibition in the Guard Post reflects its interior from September 1939 indicating the combat posts and presenting various items illustrating the history of Westerplatte to 1939.
Address: Mjr. H. Sucharskiego Street
Opening hours:
Mondays – Sundays - 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Tickets:
3 PLN – normal
2 PLN – reduced
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