Defense of Hel Peninsula (1939)
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The Defense of Hel Peninsula (1939) was a prolonged World War II battle in which Polish forces held out against superior German naval, air, and land attacks on the Baltic coast until early October 1939.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Defense of Hel Peninsula (1939) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Hel ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Germany
ⓘ
Poland ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Józef Unrug
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Włodzimierz Steyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
| endTime | 1939-10-02 ⓘ |
| followedBy | German occupation of Hel Peninsula ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Kriegsmarine
ⓘ
Luftwaffe ⓘ Polish Army ⓘ Polish Navy ⓘ |
| involves |
aerial bombing
ⓘ
naval bombardment ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ |
| location |
Polish Baltic coast
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltic coast of Poland
Hel Peninsula ONNED1 ⓘ |
| militaryObjective |
defend Hel naval base
ⓘ
delay German control of Baltic approaches ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
combined German naval, air, and land attacks
ⓘ
prolonged resistance after main Polish front collapsed ⓘ scuttling of Polish naval vessels to block harbor access ⓘ use of coastal artillery by Polish defenders ⓘ |
| notableOutcome | one of the last Polish positions to capitulate in 1939 campaign ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Fedor von Bock
ⓘ
Hans-Georg von Friedeburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Invasion of Poland
ⓘ
Invasion of Poland ⓘ
surface form:
Polish September Campaign
|
| precededBy |
Invasion of Poland
ⓘ
surface form:
German invasion of Poland
|
| result | German victory ⓘ |
| startTime | 1939-09-01 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of access to Bay of Gdańsk
ⓘ
protection of Polish Baltic coastline ⓘ |
| surrenderDate | 1939-10-02 ⓘ |
| theater |
Baltic theatre of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltic Sea theatre of World War II
European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| timeInHistory | September 1939 ⓘ |
| usedFortifications | Hel Fortified Area ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
anti-aircraft guns
ⓘ
coastal artillery batteries ⓘ naval mines ⓘ |
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