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Defenders Westerplatte Memorial

The 23 meters high memorial at Gdansk commemorates the fallen Polish coast defenders in the German September campaign. The whole construction consists of 236 blocks of granite and weighs 1.1150 tons.

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Source

  • Text: Kaj Metz
  • Photos: Danny Morees

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