Westerplatte Monument in Gdańsk
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The Westerplatte Monument in Gdańsk is a towering granite memorial honoring the Polish defenders who resisted the first German assault on Poland at Westerplatte in September 1939, marking the outbreak of World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
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outdoor sculpture → war memorial → |
| architect |
Adam Haupt
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Franciszek Duszeńko → |
| category |
Monuments and memorials in Gdańsk
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Tourist attractions in Gdańsk → World War II memorials in Poland → |
| color | gray → |
| commemorates |
German attack on Westerplatte
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surface form: "Battle of Westerplatte"
Polish defenders of Westerplatte → Polish resistance in September 1939 → outbreak of World War II → |
| country | Poland → |
| dedicatedTo |
Major Henryk Sucharski
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German attack on Westerplatte →
surface form: "Polish Army defenders of Westerplatte"
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| designer |
Adam Haupt
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Franciszek Duszeńko → |
| hasCulturalSignificance | site of annual World War II commemoration ceremonies → |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Westerplatte cemetery of the defenders
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guardhouse ruins → ruins of Westerplatte barracks → |
| hasPart |
granite column
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inscriptions commemorating defenders → stone steps and terrace → stylized soldier figures in relief → |
| hasView |
Bay of Gdańsk
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surface form: "Gdańsk Bay"
port of Gdańsk → |
| height | approximately 25 meters → |
| heritageDesignation | symbolic site of Polish World War II memory → |
| inception | 1966 → |
| locatedIn |
Gdańsk
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Westerplatte Peninsula → |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Pomeranian Voivodeship NERFINISHED → |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time → |
| locatedNear |
Gdańsk
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surface form: "Gdańsk Nowy Port"
Gdańsk harbor entrance → |
| locatedOn |
Baltic Sea coast region
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surface form: "Baltic Sea coast"
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| materialUsed | granite → |
| operator | Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk → |
| ownedBy | Republic of Poland → |
| partOf |
Westerplatte Monument in Gdańsk
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surface form: "Westerplatte battlefield memorial complex"
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| subjectHasRole | national symbol of resistance → |
| symbolizes |
Polish resistance against Nazi Germany
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the beginning of World War II in Europe → |
| touristAttraction | yes → |
| yearCompleted | 1966 → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Westerplatte battlefield memorial complex"