German attack on Westerplatte

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battle military engagement

The German attack on Westerplatte was the opening military engagement of World War II in Europe, where German forces assaulted a Polish military transit depot near Gdańsk in early September 1939.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Westerplatte 13
defense of Westerplatte 3
Defense of Westerplatte 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
beganWith naval bombardment by Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ
commemoratedBy Westerplatte Monument in Gdańsk ⓘ
followedBy wider German advances into Poland ⓘ
hasAlternativeName German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
surface form: Assault on Westerplatte

German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Westerplatte
hasAttackingForceType German land, sea, and air forces ⓘ
hasBelligerent Nazi Germany ⓘ
Second Polish Republic ⓘ
hasCasualties German attackers killed and wounded ⓘ
Polish defenders killed and wounded ⓘ
hasCommander Friedrich Eberhardt ⓘ
Gustav Kleikamp ⓘ
Heinrich von Lehmann-Willenbrock ⓘ
hasContext Invasion of Poland ⓘ
surface form: German invasion of Poland launched on 1 September 1939
hasCountryInvolved Germany ⓘ
Poland ⓘ
hasDate 1939-09-01 ⓘ
hasDefensiveForceType Polish coastal defense garrison ⓘ
hasDefensivePosition fortified Polish depot and guardhouses ⓘ
hasDuration 7 days ⓘ
hasEndDate 1939-09-07 ⓘ
hasForcesInvolved German Army units ⓘ
German Luftwaffe units ⓘ
German naval forces ⓘ
Polish garrison of approximately 180 soldiers ⓘ
hasLocation Free City of Danzig ⓘ
German attack on Westerplatte self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Westerplatte

near Gdańsk ⓘ
hasOpposingCommander Franciszek Dąbrowski ⓘ
Henryk Sucharski ⓘ
hasOutcome German victory ⓘ
hasResult surrender of Polish garrison ⓘ
hasSignificance opening battle of World War II in Europe ⓘ
symbol of Polish resistance ⓘ
hasStartDate 1939-09-01 ⓘ
hasTarget German attack on Westerplatte self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Polish Military Transit Depot on Westerplatte
hasTheater European theatre of World War II ⓘ
isRememberedFor prolonged defense against overwhelming odds ⓘ
partOf Invasion of Poland ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
precededBy political crisis over Danzig and the Polish Corridor ⓘ
tookPlaceIn Baltic Sea coast region ⓘ
usedShip German battleship Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ
usedWeapon air bombardment ⓘ
field artillery ⓘ
naval artillery ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Invasion of Poland → keyEvent → German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
September Campaign → keyEvent → German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Westerplatte
Battle of Hel → relatedTo → German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Westerplatte
Plan White → involvedEvent → German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Westerplatte
German attack on Westerplatte → hasLocation → German attack on Westerplatte self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Westerplatte
German attack on Westerplatte → hasTarget → German attack on Westerplatte self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish Military Transit Depot on Westerplatte
German attack on Westerplatte → hasAlternativeName → German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Westerplatte
German attack on Westerplatte → hasAlternativeName → German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
this entity surface form: Assault on Westerplatte
Gdańsk → knownFor → German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
this entity surface form: Westerplatte
1939 Defensive War → hasMajorEvent → German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Westerplatte
Bombing of Wieluń → followedBy → German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Westerplatte
Battle of the Border → hasPart → German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Westerplatte
Westerplatte Monument in Gdańsk → commemorates → German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Westerplatte
Westerplatte Monument in Gdańsk → dedicatedTo → German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish Army defenders of Westerplatte
Henryk Sucharski → notableFor → German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
this entity surface form: defense of Westerplatte
Henryk Sucharski → participatedIn → German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
this entity surface form: defense of Westerplatte
Polish coastal defenses → significantEvent → German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
this entity surface form: Defense of Westerplatte
Westerplatte Peninsula → notableEvent → German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Westerplatte
Westerplatte Peninsula → commemorates → German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
subject surface form: Westerplatte Monument
this entity surface form: Battle of Westerplatte
World War II military operations in Poland → hasPart → German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Westerplatte
Polish–German front → hasPart → German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Westerplatte
Danzig harbor → notableEvent → German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
Major Henryk Sucharski → notableWork → German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
subject surface form: Henryk Sucharski
this entity surface form: defense of Westerplatte
Major Henryk Sucharski → conflict → German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
subject surface form: Henryk Sucharski
this entity surface form: Battle of Westerplatte
Westerplatte cemetery of the defenders → commemoratesEvent → German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
this entity surface form: Defense of Westerplatte