Battle of Westerplatte
The Battle of Westerplatte was the first battle in the Invasion of Poland and marked the start of the Second World War in Europe. Beginning on September 1, 1939, German naval forces and soldiers and Danzig police assaulted the Polish Military Transit Depot (Wojskowa Składnica Tranzytowa, or WST) on the peninsula of Westerplatte, in the harbour of the Free City of Danzig. The Poles held out for seven days in the face of a heavy attack that included dive bomber attacks.
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Battle of Westerplatte
The Battle of Westerplatte was the first battle in the Invasion of Poland and marked the start of the Second World War in Europe. Beginning on September 1, 1939, German naval forces and soldiers and Danzig police assaulted the Polish Military Transit Depot (Wojskowa Składnica Tranzytowa, or WST) on the peninsula of Westerplatte, in the harbour of the Free City of Danzig. The Poles held out for seven days in the face of a heavy attack that included dive bomber attacks.
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De Slag om Westerplatte was ee ...... krachten tegen nazi-Duitsland.
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Der Kampf um die Westerplatte ...... geweihte Westerplatte-Denkmal.
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La bataille de Westerplatte es ...... e centaine de soldats environ.
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La batalla de Westerplatte fue ...... en polaco, Danzig, en alemán.
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La battaglia della Westerplatt ...... sportowy, sito nella penisola.
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Obrona Westerplatte – obrona W ...... II wojny światowej w Europie.
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The Battle of Westerplatte was ...... onal Heritage Board of Poland.
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ヴェステルプラッテ(Westerplatte)とは、ポーラン ...... にわたった攻防である、ヴェステルプラッテの戦闘で有名である。
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西盤半島戰役（Battle of Westerplatte） ...... 他處，直到今天，西盤半島的戰鬥仍被波蘭人視為抵抗侵略的象徵。
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15–20 dead
53 wounded
Remainder captured
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Free City of Danzig
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German victory
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1 pre-dreadnought
2 torpedo boats
209 soldiers
60 dive bombers
~3,400 soldiers and policemen
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German soldiers on Westerplatt ...... y shelling the Poles received.
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De Slag om Westerplatte was ee ...... krachten tegen nazi-Duitsland.
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Der Kampf um die Westerplatte ...... geweihte Westerplatte-Denkmal.
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La bataille de Westerplatte es ...... e centaine de soldats environ.
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La batalla de Westerplatte fue ...... en polaco, Danzig, en alemán.
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La battaglia della Westerplatt ...... sportowy, sito nella penisola.
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Obrona Westerplatte – obrona W ...... II wojny światowej w Europie.
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The Battle of Westerplatte was ...... included dive bomber attacks.
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ヴェステルプラッテ(Westerplatte)とは、ポーラン ...... にわたった攻防である、ヴェステルプラッテの戦闘で有名である。
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西盤半島戰役（Battle of Westerplatte） ...... 他處，直到今天，西盤半島的戰鬥仍被波蘭人視為抵抗侵略的象徵。
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Bataille de Westerplatte
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Batalla de Westerplatte
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Battaglia della Westerplatte
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Battle of Westerplatte
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Kampf um die Westerplatte
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Obrona Westerplatte
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Slag om Westerplatte
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ヴェステルプラッテ
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西盤半島戰役
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Battle of Westerplatte
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