🏟️ Westerplatte Monument

Poland · Europe · 54.41°N, 18.67°E

The Westerplatte Monument, also known as the Monument to the Defenders of the Coast is a war memorial located in Gdańsk, Poland, on the Westerplatte Peninsula in the Gdańsk harbour channel constructed between 1964–1966 to commemorate the Polish defenders of the Military Transit Depot in the Battle of Westerplatte, one of the first battles in Germany's invasion of Poland, which marked the outbreak of World War II in Europe.

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Quick facts

Country	Poland
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	54.41°N, 18.67°E · view on map

Westerplatte Monument is located in Poland, in Europe.

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