Westerplatte is a small peninsula at the entry to the Gdańsk Harbour. Before World War II, it functioned as a Polish ammunition depot in the Free City of Danzig. Its crew consisted of one infantry company and a group of civilians, 182 people in total. It was the only Polish guard-post at the mouth of the Vistula River, with as little as five sentries, one field cannon, two anti-armour guns and four mortars. The first shots of World War II were fired there. This film tells the story of Westerplatte's courageous defenders.

Directed by: Stanisław Różewicz
Written by: Jan Józef Szczepański
Runtime: 91 minutes
War
Cast:
Zygmunt Hübner Zygmunt Hübner
Maj. Henryk Sucharski 
Arkadiusz Bazak Arkadiusz Bazak
Capt. Franciszek Dąbrowski 
Tadeusz Schmidt Tadeusz Schmidt
Ens. Jan Gryczman 
Józef Nowak Józef Nowak
Cpl. Piotr Buder 
Tadeusz Pluciński Tadeusz Pluciński
Cpl. Bronisław Grudziński 
Bogusz Bilewski Bogusz Bilewski
Capt. Mieczysław Słaby, Medical Officer 
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Also known as:
  • Westerplatte Resists