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.

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Akash Shah (15 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)
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