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The opening of the Polish Post Office "Gdańsk 3" in 1925 Post stamps of Polish Postal Service in the Free City of Danzig. The Polish Post Office (Poczta Polska) in the Free City of Danzig (modern day Gdańsk) was created in 1920 and operated until the German invasion of Poland that marked the beginning of World War II.
The Defence of the Polish Post Office in Danzig was one of the first acts of World War II in Europe, as part of the September Campaign. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] : 39, 42 On 1 September 1939 the Invasion of Poland was initiated by Germany when the battleship Schleswig-Holstein opened fire on the Polish-controlled harbor of Danzig , around 04:45–48 hours.
The seat of the museum faces the Motława River and is located on Wałowa Street in close proximity to the Radunia Canal and the historical Polish Post Office Building. The museum grounds cover an area of 2.5 acres and the building covers approximately 23,000 square metres.
A 1920 Germany stamp overprinted for use in Danzig A 1938 stamp of Danzig. This is an overview of the postage stamps and postal history of the Free City of Danzig.. Danzig, now Gdańsk, is a Polish city on the Baltic coast.
Ultimately the Danzig police participated in the September Campaign, fighting alongside the local SS and the German Army at the city's Polish post office and at Westerplatte. [30] [31] Even though the Free City was formally annexed by Nazi Germany in October 1939, the police force more or less continued to operate as a law enforcement agency.
National Maritime Museum, Gdańsk (Narodowe Muzeum Morskie): museum ship SS Sołdek is anchored on the Motława River and was the first ship built in post-war Poland. European Solidarity Centre. Museum and library dedicated to the history of the Solidarity movement. [179] Archdiocese Museum (Muzeum Archidiecezjalne) Museum of the Second World ...
James A. Farley Post Office. New York The massive 1912 Beaux Arts treasure in Manhattan was the largest post office in the country for years, a staggering two-block icon of nearly 400,000 square feet.
Museum of the Polish Post (Muzeum Poczty Polskiej) established at the site of the 1939 defence of the Polish Post Office. Defenders of the Polish Post Office Monument unveiled. 1980 Summer: Shipbuilders strike. August 31: Solidarity (Polish trade union) founded; Gdańsk Agreement signed. Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970 unveiled.