The Danzig crisis was an important prelude to World War II. The crisis lasted from March 1939 until the outbreak of war on 1 September 1939. The crisis began when tensions escalated between Nazi Germa
Danzig policemen in winter coats on foot patrol
Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, it is Poland's sixth-largest city and its major seaport. Gdańsk li
Danzig crisis
…September 1939. The crisis began when tensions escalated between Nazi Germany and the Second Polish Republic over the Free City of Danzig (present-day Gdańsk, Poland). The city, since the early 14th century largely German-speaking, had been ruled variously by Polish and German authorities in its long history…
Calle Dlugie Pobrzeze, Gdansk, Polonia, 2013 05 20, DD 06
Corte Artus, Gdansk, Polonia, 2013 05 20, DD 03
7629vik Gdańsk, fontanna Neptuna. Foto Barbara Maliszewska
Gran Armería, Gdansk, Polonia, 2013 05 20, DD 08