Defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig

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The Defence of the Polish Post Office in Gdańsk (Danzig) was one of the first acts of World War II in Europe, as part of the September Campaign. On 1 September 1939 the Invasion of Poland was initiated by Germany when the battleship Schleswig-Holstein opened fire on the Polish-controlled harbor of Danzig, around 04:45. Danzig paramilitaries and police, supported by Germany, immediately joined the offensive to take full control of the city, by capturing the Polish post office. Polish personnel defended the building for some 15 hours against assaults by the SS Heimwehr Danzig, local SA formations and special units of Danzig police. All but four of the defenders, who were able to escape from the building during the surrender, were sentenced to death by a German court martial as illegal combatants on 5 October 1939, and executed.

1939  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, Free City of Danzig, Poland, 

ORP Błyskawica, ORP Grom, ORP Wicher, T9, 

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Obrona Poczty Gdańskiej (2-109)Obrona Poczty Gdańskiej (2-109)
Danzig Lazareth KirchhofDanzig Lazareth Kirchhof
Polscy pocztowcy po kapitulacji Gdańsk 1.09.1939Polscy pocztowcy po kapitulacji Gdańsk 1.09.1939
Defenders of the Polish Post Office, Gdansk, 1939Defenders of the Polish Post Office, Gdansk, 1939
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Cmentarz na Zaspie grob pocztowcowCmentarz na Zaspie grob pocztowcow
Miejsce rozstrzelania na Zaspie (była strzelnica)Miejsce rozstrzelania na Zaspie (była strzelnica)
Polish postmen killed by nazi in Danzig 1939 plaquePolish postmen killed by nazi in Danzig 1939 plaque
Gdansk cmentarz Zaspa 9Gdansk cmentarz Zaspa 9
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    arearegion1920Free City of DanzigWikidata
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    eventarmed conflict1577Siege of Danzig in 1577siegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1577Battle of LubieszówPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1627Battle of OliwaSweden, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, naval battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1655Siege of DanzigsiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1734Siege of Danzigsiege, naval battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1807Siege of DanzigsiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1813Siege of DanzigsiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1939Battle of WesterplatteNazi Germany, battle, siege, Free City of Danzig, Second Polish RepublicWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1939Defense of the Polish Post Office in DanzigbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1939Siege of Gdyniasiege, battleWikidata
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    eventarmed conflict1945Siege of DanzigNazi Germany, Soviet Union, battle, siege, 1st Armoured BrigadeWikidata
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    commonsimageObrona Poczty Gdańskiej (2-109) Commons
    commonsimageDanzig Lazareth Kirchhof Commons
    commonsimagePolscy pocztowcy po kapitulacji Gdańsk 1.09.1939 Commons
    commonsimageDefenders of the Polish Post Office, Gdansk, 1939 Commons
    commonsimageAtak na Polską Pocztę w Gdańsku 1.09.1939 Commons
    commonsimageCmentarz na Zaspie grob pocztowcow Commons
    commonsimageMiejsce rozstrzelania na Zaspie (była strzelnica) Commons
    commonsimagePolish postmen killed by nazi in Danzig 1939 plaque Commons
    commonsimageGdansk cmentarz Zaspa 9 Commons
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