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Karol Szwedowski
Karol Szwedowski (1878-1941) was a Polish master builder who worked at Westerplatte and defended it when Poland was invaded by Germany in 1939. Early life and career Karol Szwedowski was born October 4, 1878 in Chrząstowo (now part of Koniecpol), the son of Jozefa and Jacenty Szwedowski. On December 13, 1927, at the age of 38, he received his master builder diploma and was accepted to the Craftsmen's Guild of the city of Pułtusk Pułtusk (pronounced ) is a town in northeast Poland, by the river Narew. Located north of Warsaw in the Masovian Voivodeship, it had a population of about 19,000 . Known for its historic architecture and Europe's longest paved marketplace ( in .... On April 4, 1934, he arrived in Gdańsk from Legionowo. He was hired as a seasonal contract worker by the Military Transit Depot of Westerplatte, where he worked until 1939. Battle of Westerplatte During the Battle of Westerplatte on September 1–7, 1939, Szwedowski was called on as a civilian defender ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westerplatte
Westerplatte is a peninsula in Gdańsk, Poland, located on the Baltic Sea coast mouth of the Dead Vistula (one of the Vistula delta estuaries), in the Gdańsk harbour channel. From 1926 to 1939, it was the location of a Polish Military Transit Depot (WST), sanctioned within the territory of the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk). It is famous for the Battle of Westerplatte, which was the first clash between Polish and German forces during the invasion of Poland and thus the beginning and the first battle of World War II. History Resort The resort was established on the Westerplatte peninsula around 1830 which had a beach, a forested park, a seaside bath complex and health spa facilities. The transit depot Following the reestablishment of Polish independence in the aftermath of World War I, much of the surrounding region became a part of the Second Polish Republic. The city of Danzig (present day Gdańsk), a historically important port city, at that time predominantly ethnica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
