

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.
Maj. Henryk Sucharski
Capt. Franciszek Dąbrowski

Ens. Jan Gryczman

Cpl. Piotr Buder

Cpl. Bronisław Grudziński

Capt. Mieczysław Słaby, Medical Officer

Mate Bernard Rygielski

Pvt. Jan Czywil

Sgt. Kazimierz Rasiński, Radio Operator

Cpl. Władysław Baran

Pvt. Eugeniusz Aniołek

Col. Karl Henke
Cpl. Władysław Domoń

Sgt. Wojciech Najsarek, Station-Master

Lt. Stefan Grodecki

Pvt. Antoni Ozorowski
Cpl. Eugeniusz Grabowski

Lt. Col. Wincenty Sobociński

Cpl. Edmund Szamlewski

Lt. Leon Pająk

Pvt. Jan Połeć
Sgt. Leonard Piotrowski, Warehouse Manager

Corporal

Medic Karol Szwedowski

Soldier

Cpl. Adolf Petzelt

Sgt. Michał Gawlicki
Soldier Bringing an Order to Surrender
Mate Franciszek Bartoszak

Soldier

Lt. Kręglicki

Guard (uncredited)

German Soldier (uncredited)

Soldier (uncredited)

Soldier with Kettle (uncredited)

Soldier without a Helmet (uncredited)
Pvt. Mieczysław Krzak (uncredited)

Soldier (uncredited)

Soldier (uncredited)

Wounded Soldier (uncredited)

German Soldier (uncredited)

German Soldier Disarming Sucharski (uncredited)

Guard (uncredited)

Soldier (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)

German Officer (uncredited)

Soldier (uncredited)
Sleeping Soldier (uncredited)

Mate Chrzanowski (uncredited)

Soldier returning from Guard Duty (uncredited)

Soldier stacking Sandbags (uncredited)

Cook (uncredited)

Soldier playing Checkers (uncredited)

Soldier playing Checkers (uncredited)

Soldier (uncredited)

Telephone Central Operator (uncredited)

Dissident Soldier (uncredited)

Soldier (uncredited)

Corporal (uncredited)
