What the records say
- When
- 8 Sep 1939 – 13 Sep 1939
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 54.50° N, 18.55° E
- Description
- 1939 siege
- War
- World War II
Battle of Gdynia
Battle in Poland 1939
Battle of Gdynia was one of the major battles in northern Poland during the Invasion of Poland of 1939. The Germans' main push towards Gdynia began on 1 September and they captured Gdynia two weeks later on 14 September. After the fall of Gdynia, the warfare continued on the plateau called Kępa Oksywska.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article
The source
Part of
Nearby in time and place
- Battle of Kępa Oksywska10 Sep 1939 · Battle
- Battle of Westerplatte1 Sep 1939 · Siege
- Defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig1 Sep 1939 · Battle
- Defense of the Coast of Poland in the September Campaign1 Sep 1939 · Battle
- Battle of Hel9 Sep 1939 · Battle
- massacres in Piaśnica1939 · Massacre
- Intelligenzaktion Pommern1939 · Genocide · Deaths 40,000
- Danzig → Germany1 Sep 1939 · Territorial change