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Museum of the Second World War
Pl. Władysława Bartoszewskiego 1, Gdańsk
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World War II began with Germany’s attack on Poland at the Polish military base at the Westerplatte Peninsula on September 1, 1939 and it’s therefore appropriat
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Free City of Danzig Historical Zone
ul. Długi Targ 25/27, Gdańsk
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Found tucked away in the shadow of the Green Gate, what looks like little more than a three minute diversion transpires to be a fascinating insight into the …
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Dr. Spanner
ul. Marii Skłodowskiej - Curie 3a (Medical Academy), Gdańsk
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Operating from a small outhouse in the courtyard of the Medical Academy, Dr Rudolf Spanner perpetrated what is commonly regarded as one of the most heinous …
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Forsterówka
ul. Lazurowa 4, Gdańsk (Sobieszewo)
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If you’ve got your own transport take a trip out to the Sobieszewo Island, and the out-of-town residence used by Albert Forster – the Nazi governor of Gdańsk …
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Gestapo HQ
ul. Okopowa 9, Gdańsk
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What’s that sinister looking building on Okopowa 9? It’s currently occupied by the Internal Security Services, though it’s history is far more creepy. It’s …
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Granary Island
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Granary Island (Polish Spichlerze, German Spicherstetten) was the centre of Danzig/Gdansk trade for centuries and a source of the city’s historic wealth. The …
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Guardhouse Number 1
ul. Sucharskiego 1, Gdańsk
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A small museum on the Westerplatte adding further colour to the events of September 1939 and housed inside the former Guardhouse from which the strategic …
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Cemeteries

Military Cemetery
ul. Dąbrowskiego 2, Gdańsk
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WWII saw heavy casualties on all sides, none heavier than in the last year of the war when the city faced the wrath of Allied bombing and the advancing Red …
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Nazi HQ
ul. Orzeszkowej 2, Gdańsk
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Absolutely nothing remains of Forster’s full time residence in Oliwa, though his former office – Nazi Party HQ no less – still stands, albeit in a dilapidated …
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New Town Hall
ul. Wały Jagiellońskie 1, Gdańsk
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Known fondly by locals of a certain age today as ‘Żak’, this beautiful building which was renovated in the years after the turn of the century was originally …
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Senate of the Free City of Danzig
ul. Nowe Ogrody, Gdańsk
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The Danzig Senate sat in a building on the site where you will now find the administration building of the local city government on the corner of ul. Nowe …
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Monuments

Skagerrakstein Monument
ul. Klonowicza, Gdańsk
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Hidden away in the depths of the Wrzeszcz district is this remarkable monument which played an interesting role in history yet today stands forlornly looking …
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