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Westerplatte Resists

Westerplatte is a small peninsula at the entry to the Gdańsk Harbour. Before World War II, it functioned as a Polish ammunition depot in the Free City of Danzig. Its crew consisted of one infantry company and a group of civilians, 182 people in total. It was the only Polish guard-post at the mouth of the Vistula River, with as little as five sentries, one field cannon, two anti-armour guns and four mortars. The first shots of World War II were fired there. This film tells the story of Westerplatte's courageous defenders.

Top Cast

  • Zygmunt Hübner

    Zygmunt Hübner

    Maj. Henryk Sucharski

  • Arkadiusz Bazak

    Arkadiusz Bazak

    Capt. Franciszek Dąbrowski

  • Tadeusz Schmidt

    Tadeusz Schmidt

    Ens. Jan Gryczman

  • Józef Nowak

    Józef Nowak

    Cpl. Piotr Buder

  • Tadeusz Pluciński

    Tadeusz Pluciński

    Cpl. Bronisław Grudziński

  • Bogusz Bilewski

    Bogusz Bilewski

    Capt. Mieczysław Słaby, Medical Officer

  • Bohdan Ejmont

    Bohdan Ejmont

    Mate Bernard Rygielski

  • Mariusz Gorczyński

    Mariusz Gorczyński

    Pvt. Jan Czywil

  • Zbigniew Józefowicz

    Zbigniew Józefowicz

    Sgt. Kazimierz Rasiński, Radio Operator

Overview

Westerplatte is a small peninsula at the entry to the Gdańsk Harbour. Before World War II, it functioned as a Polish ammunition depot in the Free City of Danzig. Its crew consisted of one infantry company and a group of civilians, 182 people in total. It was the only Polish guard-post at the mouth of the Vistula River, with as little as five sentries, one field cannon, two anti-armour guns and four mortars. The first shots of World War II were fired there. This film tells the story of Westerplatte's courageous defenders.

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