prime minister, madam chancellor, prime ministers, ministers, members of parliament, your excellenciesladies and gentleman, the citizens of gdansk, on the first of september, 1939, the nightmare of europe and the world started with the attack on poland. here in of westerplatte, i handful soldiers reacted heroically and stood in defense of the freedom and honor of europe. it was here for the first time that first nazism met armed resistance. it was here that people fought against the nazi regime, from the first to the last days of the war. today as the president of the european parliament, i want to say very strongly, we shall never forget and we shall never let others forget. historic remembrance cannot be put away into a dusty museum because it is important to remember it the victims of the war, in cemeteries all over the world. it will be the community of remembrance for us. the warnings for the future generations. this remembrance is the foundation upon which we build the future. the second world war came to an end in may 1945. the nazi regime collapsed, but it was not the end of th