8 Kolobrzeska, Bydgoszcz, Poland
World War II began with Germany’s attack on Poland at the Polish military base at Westerplatte Peninsula in Gdańsk on September 1, 1939 and it’s therefore, appropriate to commemorate this history, heroes and victims in this area of Poland. A conflict that claimed the lives of an estimated 55 million people is a both a huge and complicated story to tell. We invite you to Westerplatte Peninsula, the place and memory site where everything started. Then, we will take you to show you the darkest page of human kind which is Nazi German Concentration Camp Museum Stutthof and also cemetery. We will finish our journey to the past in the modern, multi media museum of WWII in Gdańsk, one of the most impressive WWII exhibitions in the world. Take this dark lesson and ensure it never happens again.
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Lunch on request
All year
1 city, 1 village
10-50
Moderate
Up to 30 days*
Pick up from your hotel in Tri-City (Gdańsk, Sopot or Gdynia) by our coach and tourguide. Transfer to Westerplatte Peninsula. Stroll in military base ruins to Westerplatte Monument. Transfer to Stutthof Nazi German Concentration Camp Museum and memory sight. Sightseeing with museum guide. Return to Gdańsk, possible lunch break. Transfer to WWII Museum and sightseeing. Return to your hotel.
Westerplatte is a peninsula in the delta of Wisła Martwa and Gulf of Gdańsk. It is a symbol of the Second World War as the war started here. The peninsula has width from 200 to 500 meters and it was a strategic point in Polish defence lines of Baltic coast region, this was the reason why it was attacked by Nazi-German battleship Schleswig-Holstein. The heroic defense of the peninsula lasted from the 1st till the 7th of September 1939. Currently, tourists can see the Monument of Coast Defenders, the Defenders Cemetery...
Sztutowo (Stutthof) is a small town about 65 km from Gdańsk in which during WWII there was a German Nazi extermination camp (Polish: Muzeum Stutthof w Sztutowie). The museum was created in 1962 thanks to former prisoners actions. In the area of about 20 hectares, visitors can see part of the Old Camp, the gas chamber, the reconstructed crematorium, the commanding officer headquarters and garages, the garden and greenhouses areas and the monument commemorating camp victims. The camp can be visited individually or with...
World War II began with Germany’s attack on Poland at the Polish military base at Westerplatte on September 1, 1939 and it’s therefore, appropriate that the remarkable WWII museum (Polish: Muzeum II Wojny Światowej), opened in March 2017, should have been built in Gdańsk. A conflict that claimed the lives of an estimated 55 million people is a both a huge and complicated story to tell. The museum grounds cover almost 2.5 acres, while the building covers 26,000 square meters. In total there are over 2,000 exhibits on ...
Tourguide, museum guide, driver
Stutthof Museum, WWII Museum
Coach
Your hotel in Tri-City (Gdańsk, Sopot, Gdynia)
Your hotel in Tri-City (Gdańsk, Sopot, Gdynia)
English, German, Norwegian, French, Spanish, Italian and others on request
Thematic tour
Usually, it is 3 to 4 h.
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