Guardhouse No 1

Gdańsk, Poland

WWII broke out here at dawn on 1 September 1939, when the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein began shelling the Polish guard post. The garrison, which numbered just 182 men, held out for seven days before surrendering. The site is now a memorial, with some of the ruins left as they were after the bombardment. The surviving Guardhouse No 1 houses a small exhibition related to the event, including a model of the battle labelled in English.

References:

Lonely Planet

Address

Majora Henryka Sucharskiego 69, Gdańsk, Poland

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Details

Category: Museums in Poland

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Rating

4.7/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Akash Shah (13 months ago)
Peaceful and lots of useful information in English about the war and lots of helpful staff too

Piotr Graniszewski (3 years ago)
Small museum with a big story. Must-see. Brings you back to the dawn of WWII.

Maksim Blair (3 years ago)
A great little museum showing a very important historical site of the former polish military base, which is where the first battle of WWII occurred. It was very affordable 6 ZŁ. It only take about 15-30 minutes to go through, but well worth it!

Ihsan Abdul Halim (6 years ago)
Ok

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