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.

Aliases (7)

Battle of Westerplatte ×8
Westerplatte ×2
defense of Westerplatte ×2
Assault on Westerplatte ×1
Defense of Westerplatte ×1
Polish Army defenders of Westerplatte ×1
Polish Military Transit Depot on Westerplatte ×1

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	Assault on Westerplatte → 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	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 → 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	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 (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
German attack on Westerplatte ("Battle of Westerplatte") → German attack on Westerplatte ("Assault on Westerplatte") →	hasAlternativeName
Invasion of Poland → September Campaign ("Battle of Westerplatte") →	keyEvent
Westerplatte Monument in Gdańsk ("Battle of Westerplatte") →	commemorates
Westerplatte Monument in Gdańsk ("Polish Army defenders of Westerplatte") →	dedicatedTo
Bombing of Wieluń ("Battle of Westerplatte") →	followedBy
German attack on Westerplatte ("Westerplatte") →	hasLocation
1939 Defensive War ("Battle of Westerplatte") →	hasMajorEvent
Battle of the Border ("Battle of Westerplatte") →	hasPart
German attack on Westerplatte ("Polish Military Transit Depot on Westerplatte") →	hasTarget
Plan White ("Battle of Westerplatte") →	involvedEvent
Gdańsk ("Westerplatte") →	knownFor
Henryk Sucharski ("defense of Westerplatte") →	notableFor
Henryk Sucharski ("defense of Westerplatte") →	participatedIn
Battle of Hel ("Battle of Westerplatte") →	relatedTo
Polish coastal defenses ("Defense of Westerplatte") →	significantEvent