Gdańsk North Harbor Lighthouse

Latarnia Morska Gdańsk Nowy Port - Gdańsk North Harbor Lighthouse. In operation 1894-1984. On September 1, 1939, a shot from the lighthouse window gave a signal to the ship Schleswig-Holstein to start shelling Westerplatte across the channel. DSC_0085

Gdańsk Day 2

September 22nd 2018
Morning sightseeing saw us boarding he coach for a drive out to the Novy Port and Westerplatte sections, at the mouth of the Vistula (Wisła) River, Here, the river that unites Poland north to south empties into the Baltic Sea. It was at the Weserplatte on 1 September 1939 that Germany began its invasion of Poland. Although Danzig was considered a free city, support for Germany ran high. Poland ha ... read more

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