iron holstein, the germans, planned to capture the westerplat in a couple of hours after the shelling from the battleship, the infantry went on the offensive, but in response, the poles opened a hurricane, which was an unpleasant surprise for the germans, as a result, the defense of the small fortress turned into a bloody battle that lasted. for a whole week, german troops lost about 200 soldiers killed. and the same number of wounded polish losses amounted to only 16 another 50 defenders of the westerplat were wounded. today, the cannons of pleasure galleons are also fired here every day, saluting the numerous guests of the city, among which there are many tourists from germany every hour a large, stylized as an old ship departs from the gdansk embankment, which sails past the old abandoned docks and piers and heads towards the westerplat. it means for the poles no less than the brest fortress for the inhabitants of russia on october 9, 1966, and here was the twenty-three-meter granite monument dedicated to the defenders of westerplat , most of whom survived that war, polish historia