Museum of World War II in Gdańsk

The Museum of the Second World War is a state cultural institution and museum established in 2008 in Gdańsk, Poland, which is devoted to the Second World War. Its exhibits opened in 2017. The museum is supervised by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

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Muzeum II Wojny Światowej w Gdańsku
military museum, 

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  Oblężenie Gdańska (1308) ⓘ
  

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  Siege of Danzig in 1577 ⓘ
  1577 engagement during the Danzig rebellion

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  Battle of Lubieszów ⓘ
  1577 battle

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  Battle of Oliwa ⓘ
  1627 naval battle during the Polish-Swedish War

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  Siege of Danzig ⓘ
  siege in 1655–1660, during which Sweden unsuccessfully tried to capture Danzig from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Second Northern War

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  Siege of Danzig ⓘ
  1734 siege during War of the Polish Succession

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  Siege of Danzig ⓘ
  1807 Siege during the War of the Fourth Coalition

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  Siege of Danzig ⓘ
  1813 siege of Danzig during the War of the Sixth Coalition

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  Battle of Westerplatte ⓘ
  first battle in the invasion of Poland, the beginning of the Second World War

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  Defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig ⓘ
  1939 battle

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  Siege of Gdynia ⓘ
  1939 siege

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  Battle of Kępa Oksywska ⓘ
  1939 battle during the German invasion of Poland in WWII

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  Siege of Danzig ⓘ
  WW2 battle fought in Danzig

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  Thirteen Years' War ⓘ
  1454-1466 war between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Order

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  11 Bateria Artylerii Stałej w Gdyni ⓘ
  

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  Battery Station No. 2 ⓘ
  

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  Battery Station No. 3 ⓘ
  

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  air defense observation shelter ⓘ
  

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  air-raid shelter in the construction complex of the Gdańsk Shipyard ⓘ
  

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  Bunker in the Olejarna Street ⓘ
  

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  schron - remiza I ⓘ
  

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  schron - remiza II ⓘ
  

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  schron - wartownia II ⓘ
  

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  schron - wartownia III ⓘ
  

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  schron - wartownia IV ⓘ
  

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  schron - wartownia V ⓘ
  

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  schron - wartownia VI ⓘ
  

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  schron baterii nr 2 ⓘ
  

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  schron bateryjny nr 1 ⓘ
  

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  schron nr 3 ⓘ
  

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  shelter - fire station III ⓘ
  

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  shelter - fire station IV ⓘ
  

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  shelter - guardhouse I ⓘ
  

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  Fortifications of Gdańsk ⓘ
  

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  Wisłoujście Fortress ⓘ
  lighthouse in Poland

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  Fort Carre ⓘ
  

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  Naval Weapons Museum ⓘ
  

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  ORP Błyskawica ⓘ
  1936 Grom-class destroyer

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  Muzeum Marynarki Wojennej ⓘ
  

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  Museum of World War II in Gdańsk ⓘ
  history museum in Gdańsk, Poland

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  Baszta Klasztorna ⓘ
  

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  Baszta pod Ciemną Gwiazdą ⓘ
  

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  Latarniana Tower in Gdańsk ⓘ
  

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  Schultz Tower in Gdańsk ⓘ
  

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  St. Hyacinth Tower in Gdańsk ⓘ
  

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  Stągwie Mleczne, Gdańsk ⓘ
  

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  Swan Tower in Gdańsk ⓘ
  tower in Gdańsk

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  White Tower in Gdańsk ⓘ
  

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  Zespół średniowiecznych murów obronnych Głównego Miasta - z basztami ⓘ
  

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  Baszta Mała Stągiew ⓘ
  

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  Baszta Wielka Stągiew ⓘ
  

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  Brewery Tower in Gdańsk ⓘ
  building in Poland

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  Corner Tower in Gdańsk ⓘ
  

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  Na Podmurzu Tower in Gdańsk ⓘ
  

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  Pod Zrębem Tower in Gdańsk ⓘ
  

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  Straw Tower in Gdańsk ⓘ
  

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  Raduńska Tower ⓘ
  

2017-01-01T00:00:00Z

2017-01-01T00:00:00Z

2017 Museum of World War II in Gdańsk

1577-01-01T00:00:00Z

1577-12-11T00:00:00Z

1577 Siege of Danzig in 1577

1577-04-27T00:00:00Z

1577-04-27T00:00:00Z

1577 Battle of Lubieszów

1627-11-28T00:00:00Z

1627-11-28T00:00:00Z

1627 Battle of Oliwa

1655-01-01T00:00:00Z

1660-01-01T00:00:00Z

1655 — 1660 Siege of Danzig

1734-02-22T00:00:00Z

1734-07-09T00:00:00Z

1734 Siege of Danzig

1807-03-19T00:00:00Z

1807-05-02T00:00:00Z

1807 Siege of Danzig

1813-01-01T00:00:00Z

1813-12-01T00:00:00Z

1813 Siege of Danzig

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-07T00:00:00Z

1939 Battle of Westerplatte

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939 Defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig

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1939-09-14T00:00:00Z

1939 Siege of Gdynia

1939-09-10T00:00:00Z

1939-09-19T00:00:00Z

1939 Battle of Kępa Oksywska

1945-03-15T00:00:00Z

1945-03-30T00:00:00Z

1945 Siege of Danzig

1454-01-01T00:00:00Z

1466-01-01T00:00:00Z

1454 — 1466 Thirteen Years' War

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1482 Wisłoujście Fortress

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1602 Fort Carre

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1953-06-28T00:00:00Z

1953 Muzeum Marynarki Wojennej

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1400 Baszta Mała Stągiew

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1400-01-01T00:00:00Z

1400 Baszta Wielka Stągiew

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1400-01-01T00:00:00Z

1400 Brewery Tower in Gdańsk

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1400 Corner Tower in Gdańsk

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1400 Na Podmurzu Tower in Gdańsk

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1400 Pod Zrębem Tower in Gdańsk

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1400-01-01T00:00:00Z

1400 Straw Tower in Gdańsk

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1895-01-01T00:00:00Z

1501 — 1895 Raduńska Tower

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Muzeum II Wojny Światowej Gdańsk

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Italian fascist propaganda poster, Museum of the Second World War, Gdańsk

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Muzeum II Wojny Światowej Gdańsk

Gdańsk Brabank

Muzeum II Wojny Światowej w Gdańsku, 20220522 1219 6139

Italian fascist propaganda poster, Museum of the Second World War, Gdańsk

Muzeum II Wojny Światowej w Gdańsku, 20220522 1054 6116

Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1807	Free City of Danzig		Wikidata
area	region	1920	Free City of Danzig		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Oblężenie Gdańska (1308)	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1577	Siege of Danzig in 1577	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1577	Battle of Lubieszów	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1627	Battle of Oliwa	Sweden, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1655	Siege of Danzig	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1734	Siege of Danzig	siege, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1807	Siege of Danzig	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1813	Siege of Danzig	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1939	Battle of Westerplatte	Nazi Germany, battle, siege, Free City of Danzig, Second Polish Republic	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1939	Defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1939	Siege of Gdynia	siege, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1939	Battle of Kępa Oksywska	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Siege of Danzig	Nazi Germany, Soviet Union, battle, siege, 1st Armoured Brigade	Wikidata
event	war	1454	Thirteen Years' War	war	Wikidata
object	watercraft		ORP Batory	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		ORP Grom	Project 30bis-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		ORP Wicher	Project 30bis-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-10	Type IIB submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-11	Type IIB submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-367	U-boat, Type VIIC submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-4	Type IIA, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1940	T9	Type 35 torpedo boat, torpedo boat	Wikidata
organisation	factory		J. W. Klawitter	shipyard	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1919	Danziger Werft	shipyard, shipbuilding, business, enterprise, building of ships and floating structures, vehicle construction	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1922	Polish Navy Shipyard	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1945	Gdańsk Shipyard	shipyard, shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1952	Remontowa	shipyard, shipbuilding, business, enterprise	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1990	CRIST	shipyard, shipbuilding, trading business (Handelsgewerbe)	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1844	Kaiserliche Werft Danzig	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1922	Stocznia Gdynia	shipbuilding, business, enterprise	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		11 Bateria Artylerii Stałej w Gdyni	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery Station No. 2	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery Station No. 3	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		air defense observation shelter	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		air-raid shelter in the construction complex of the Gdańsk Shipyard	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker in the Olejarna Street	bunker, hochbunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		schron - remiza I	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		schron - remiza II	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		schron - wartownia II	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		schron - wartownia III	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		schron - wartownia IV	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		schron - wartownia V	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		schron - wartownia VI	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		schron baterii nr 2	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		schron bateryjny nr 1	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		schron nr 3	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		shelter - fire station III	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		shelter - fire station IV	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		shelter - guardhouse I	bunker	Wikidata
site	fort		Fortifications of Gdańsk	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1482	Wisłoujście Fortress	architectural heritage monument, fortress, lighthouse	Wikidata
site	fort	1602	Fort Carre	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Naval Weapons Museum	naval museum, military museum, open-air museum	Wikidata
site	museum		ORP Błyskawica	preserved watercraft, museum ship, Polish Navy, destroyer, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1953	Muzeum Marynarki Wojennej	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2017	Museum of World War II in Gdańsk	military museum	Wikidata
site	tower		Baszta Klasztorna	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Baszta pod Ciemną Gwiazdą	destroyed building or structure, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Latarniana Tower in Gdańsk	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Schultz Tower in Gdańsk	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		St. Hyacinth Tower in Gdańsk	architectural heritage monument, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Stągwie Mleczne, Gdańsk	architectural heritage monument, city gate, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Swan Tower in Gdańsk	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		White Tower in Gdańsk	architectural heritage monument, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Zespół średniowiecznych murów obronnych Głównego Miasta - z basztami	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1400	Baszta Mała Stągiew	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1400	Baszta Wielka Stągiew	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1400	Brewery Tower in Gdańsk	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1400	Corner Tower in Gdańsk	architectural heritage monument, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1400	Na Podmurzu Tower in Gdańsk	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1400	Pod Zrębem Tower in Gdańsk	architectural heritage monument, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1400	Straw Tower in Gdańsk	architectural heritage monument, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1501	Raduńska Tower	destroyed building or structure, fortified tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Muzeum II Wojny Światowej Gdańsk		Commons
commons	image		Muzeum II Wojny Światowej w Gdańsku, 20220522 1219 6139		Commons
commons	image		Italian fascist propaganda poster, Museum of the Second World War, Gdańsk		Commons
commons	image		Muzeum II Wojny Światowej w Gdańsku, 20220522 1054 6116		Commons
commons	image		Muzeum II Wojny Światowej Gdańsk		Commons
commons	image		Gdańsk Brabank		Commons
commons	image		Muzeum II Wojny Światowej w Gdańsku, 20220522 1219 6139		Commons
commons	image		Italian fascist propaganda poster, Museum of the Second World War, Gdańsk		Commons
commons	image		Muzeum II Wojny Światowej w Gdańsku, 20220522 1054 6116		Commons
commons	image		Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk		Commons