September 1, 1939, is forever etched in the history books as the day World War II began. The world would never be the same again, and it started here with Danzig/Gdańsk as the opening gambit in Hitler’s vile master plan. The city and its people were to pay an incredibly high price and once war was over, there was little of the city and few of its people left. Many of the places involved in key events during the war have either been rebuilt or their remains preserved and the city is home to the Museum of the Second World War built as a further attempt to preserve the memory of what began here for future generations to learn from.
World War II
Refine your search
Choose Categories
Westerplatte
The Post Office Seige
Stutthof
Places of Interest
Bunkers
Choose District
Jelitkowo
Choose Amenities
Child-friendly
City card
Credit Cards
No Credit cards
Submit
Associated Venues
/gdansk/volkstag-of-the-free-city-of-danzig_111902v
Built on the corner of ul. Nowe Ogrody and ul. 3-go Maja (at what was Neugarten 23) at the end of the 19th century, the Volkstag’s original function was to …
/gdansk/westerplatte-spa-bastion-symbol-exhibition_111495v
This is a permanent outdoor exhibition located on the Westerplatte, where World War II broke out. Split into four parts, the first shows the life of the …