{"id":3850,"date":"2019-03-16T14:38:57","date_gmt":"2019-03-16T21:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/?p=3850"},"modified":"2021-11-30T20:13:27","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T19:13:27","slug":"24-06-2018-mal-was-anderes-something-else-for-a-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/?p=3850","title":{"rendered":"24.06.2018: Mal was anderes \/ Something else for a change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, nach einem sch\u00f6nen Schl\u00e4fchen haben wir dann mal einen Blick aus unserem Hotelfenster gewagt: Es hat wohl endlich aufgeh\u00f6rt zu regnen!<\/p>\n<p>Okay, after a nice little nap we dared to look out of our hotel room window: And it looks like it finally stopped raining!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3851\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num01-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"588\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num01-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num01-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num01-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 85vw, 588px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Und wie wir dann drau\u00dfen waren, war es so sch\u00f6n, dass sogar die Drachen rauskamen!<\/p>\n<p>And then when we got outside, it was so nice out that even the dragons came out!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3852\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num02-1-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"516\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num02-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num02-1-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num02-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 516px) 85vw, 516px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Aber nat\u00fcrlich nicht nur die &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>But of course not only them \u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3853\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num03-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num03-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num03-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num03-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 515px) 85vw, 515px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wir haben die ersten sehr sch\u00f6nen Geb\u00e4ude gesehen, aber die zeigen wir Euch beim n\u00e4chsten Eintrag, denn unser Ziel jetzt war:<\/p>\n<p>We saw the first few very pretty buildings, but those we will show you in the next entry, because now our goal was:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3854\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num04-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num04-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num04-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num04-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 407px) 85vw, 407px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Genau, Fahrr\u00e4der haben wir uns gemietet und sind bei traumhaftem Wetter losgeradelt.<\/p>\n<p>Exactly, we rented bicycles and then went for a ride in beautiful weather.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3855\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num05-1-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"526\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num05-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num05-1-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num05-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 85vw, 526px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wir sind am Hafen vorbei &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>We passed the harbour &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3856\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num06-1-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num06-1-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num06-1-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num06-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 85vw, 533px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; und ins Gr\u00fcne.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and went into the countryside.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3857\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num07-1-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num07-1-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num07-1-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num07-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 85vw, 533px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So ein sch\u00f6ner Tag nach all dem Regen und dem Stress!<\/p>\n<p>What a gorgeous day after all the rain and the stress!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3858\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num08-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"431\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num08-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num08-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num08-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 431px) 85vw, 431px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Und dann waren wir auch schon fast da! NEIN, nat\u00fcrlich nicht in Stockholm!<\/p>\n<p>And then we were almost there already! NO, of course, not in Stockholm!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3859\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num09-1-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num09-1-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num09-1-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num09-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 85vw, 360px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hier: \u00a0(\u00fcbrigens: Texte in kursivem Text sind direkt von Schautafeln oder \u00e4hnlichem \u00fcbernommen)<\/p>\n<p>Here: (by the way: texts in italics are directly quoted from presentation boards or similar sources)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3908\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/z-300x70.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"519\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/z-300x70.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/z-768x180.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/z.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 519px) 85vw, 519px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Auf der Halbinsel gibt es seit 1. September 2009 eine st\u00e4ndige Freilichtausstellung \u201eWesterplatte: Kurort \u2013 Bastion \u2013 Symbol\u201c. Hier seht Ihr Postkarten zum Thema \u201eKurort\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the peninsula, since September 1, 2009, there has been a permanent open-air exhibition \u201cWesterplatte: A spa \u2013 a bastion \u2013 a symbol\u201d. Here you see postcards of the \u201cspa\u201d topic.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3862\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num12_-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num12_-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num12_-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num12_.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 85vw, 557px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Das deutsche Zweite Reich ist geboren: 1871 vereinte Preussen Deutschland. Als der deutsche Staat zu einer der weltweit wichtigsten Kr\u00e4fte wurde, schloss er sich dem Wettkampf um Kolonialbesitz an. Seine skrupellose Eindeutschung von polnischen Landstrichen, die er w\u00e4hrend der Teilung von 1772-1795 an sich gerissen hatte, war auch eine Form des Kolonialismus.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The German Second Reich is born: In 1871 Prussia united Germany. As the German state became one of the world\u2019s most important powers, it joined in the competition for colonial possessions. Its policy of ruthless Germanisation in the Polish lands, which had been grabbed during the Partitions of 1772-1795, was also a form of colonialism.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3863\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num13_-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"556\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num13_-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num13_-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num13_.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 85vw, 556px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Doch heutzutage denkt man, wenn man \u201eWesterplatte\u201c h\u00f6rt, zuerst an den Beginn des 2. Weltkrieges.<\/p>\n<p>But today, when you hear \u201cWesterplatte\u201d, what comes first to mind is the begin of WWII.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3864\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num14-1-300x164.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"481\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num14-1-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num14-1-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num14-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 85vw, 481px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Deswegen hier auch die \u201cEinschussl\u00f6cher\u201c.<\/p>\n<p>Because of that you see the \u201cbullet holes\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3865\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num15-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num15-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num15-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num15-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 85vw, 410px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mit Beschluss vom 14. M\u00e4rz 1924 erlaubte der V\u00f6lkerbund Polen, auf der Westerplatte ein Munitionsdepot anzulegen. D<em>ie Besatzung des Depots durfte 88 M\u00e4nner nicht \u00fcbersteigen \u2013 2 Offiziere, 20 Unteroffiziere und 66 einfache Soldaten. Die erste Mannschaft kam im Januar 1926 auf der Westerplatte an. <\/em>Eine sehr schwierige Situation direkt neben der Freien Stadt Danzig, die sich gro\u00dfenteils deutsch f\u00fchlte.<\/p>\n<p>By resolution of March 14, 1924, the League of Nations allowed Poland to establish a munitions depot on the Westerplatte. T<em>he garrison of the Depot was not to exceed 88 men \u2013 2 officers, 20 non-commissioned officers and 66 privates. The first crew arrived in Westerplatte in January 1926.<\/em> \u2013 A very difficult situation, right next to the Free City of Gdanks of which large parts of the population saw themselves as German. [Save the East \u2013 Vote List 5 \u2013 German-National]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3866\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num15-1-1-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num15-1-1-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num15-1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 301px) 85vw, 301px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Um die anti-polnische Stimmung anzuheizen, verbreitete Danzigs Propagandamaschine eine Vision der Katastrophe, die die Stadt befallen w\u00fcrde, wenn die polnischen Sprengstoffe losgingen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In order to boost anti-Polish sentiment, Gdansk\u2019s propaganda machine publicised a vision of the cataclysm that would befall the city in the event of a fire of the Polish explosives.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3867\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num15-2-237x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"308\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num15-2-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num15-2.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 308px) 85vw, 308px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[Nun erst recht! Wir sind uns einig und w\u00e4hlen Liste 1 \u2013 Nationalsozialisten]<\/p>\n<p>[Now more than ever! We are united and vote list 1 \u2013 National Socialists]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3868\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num15-3-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"586\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num15-3-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num15-3-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num15-3.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 586px) 85vw, 586px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Von Anlagen und Geb\u00e4uden aus dem 2. Weltkrieg ist nicht mehr so arg viel zu sehen. Das hier war ein Munitionslager.<\/p>\n<p>There is not all that much left to see of sites and buildings from WWII. This here used to be an ammunition warehouse.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3869\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num16-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"517\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num16-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num16-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num16-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 517px) 85vw, 517px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Die Verteidungsstellung genannt \u201cWal Vorposten\u201c war einfach ein Maschinengewehrposten, der mit zwei Soldaten und ihrem Kommandanten, Korporal Edmund Szamlewski, besetzt war. Dieser Au\u00dfenposten befand sich auf der Erdaufsch\u00fcttung, die das Munitionslager Nr. 1 umgab. Seine Aufgabe war es, die Haupt-Verteidigungslinie zu sch\u00fctzen, und zwar in Abstimmung mit dem Prom Vorposten. Ungef\u00e4hr eine Stunde nach Beginn der Kampfhandlungen zogen sich die M\u00e4nner ohne Verluste zum Fort Vorposten zur\u00fcck, weil sie ihre Stellung nicht halten konnten.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The defence position called the \u201cWal outpost\u201d was in fact a machine gun post manned by two soldiers and their commander, Corporal Edmund Szamlewski. The outpost was located on the earth embankment which surrounded ammunition warehouse no. 1. Its mission was to protect the main line of defence, and it coordinated with the Prom outpost. About an hour into the fighting, unable to continue to defend their position, the men retreated without losses to the Fort outpost. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3870\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num17-1-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num17-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num17-1-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num17-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 85vw, 529px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Der Fort Vorposten besetzte den Betonbunker, der 1911 gebaut worden war; w\u00e4hrend des Artilleriebeschusses durch die Deutschen im September 1939 bot er ausgezeichneten Schutz f\u00fcr seine Besatzung. Obermaat Rygielskis Leute verteidigten ihren Posten verbissen und erlaubten den Deutschen nicht, sich \u00fcber den Strand den polnischen Verteidigungslinien zu n\u00e4hern.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Fort outpost occupied the concrete shelter constructed in 1911; during the German artillery shelling of September 1939 it provided excellent cover for its crew. Leading Seaman Rygielski\u2019s troops tenaciously defended their post, not allowing the Germans to approach the Polish defence positions by moving along the beach.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3871\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num18-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"538\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num18-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num18-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num18-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 85vw, 538px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201eZu diesem Zeitpunkt [2.9.] sah mein Vorposten so aus: in einer Betonstellung, einem \u00dcberbleibsel von vor dem ersten Weltkrieg: ein leichtes Maschinengewehr mit einem Mann, ein schweres Maschinengewehr mit zwei Mann und ich, der Kommandant. Ein Aufkl\u00e4rer sa\u00df in einem Graben, den wir neben einer Mole ausgehoben hatten, und es war seine Aufgabe, den Strand tags\u00fcber zu beobachten und nachts zu horchen. Zwei Soldaten befanden sich auf den kleinen Stufen, die runter in den Artilleriebunker f\u00fchrten. Ihr Auftrag war es, uns in Richtung der Schienen zu sch\u00fctzen. Sie waren mit Gewehren und Granaten bewaffnet.\u201d OMT Bernard Rygielski <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAt this time [2.9.], my outpost looked like this: inside a concrete position, a leftover from before the First World War, a light machine gun with one man, a heavy machine gun with two men and I, the commander. A spotter sat in a trench we had dug out next to a breakwater, and his task was to watch the beach during the day and to listen at night. Two soldiers were positioned on the little stairs leading down into the artillery bunker. Their assignment was to protect us from the side of the railroad tracks. <\/em><em>They were armed with guns and grenades.\u201d LS Bernard Rygielski<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3872\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num19-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"508\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num19-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num19-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num19-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 85vw, 508px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Auf polnischer Seite sind sehr wenige Soldaten gefallen, je nach Quelle 15 \u2013 20, w\u00e4hrend die Zahlen f\u00fcr die deutschen Verluste mit zwischen 50 und 400 angegeben werden.<\/p>\n<p>On the Polish side very few soldiers were killed, sources speak of 15 \u2013 20, while the German losses are numbered anywhere between 50 and 400.<\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3873\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num20-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"518\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num20-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num20-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num20-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 518px) 85vw, 518px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sobald es eingerichtet war, fehlten der Anlage angemessene Unterk\u00fcnfte f\u00fcr seine Besatzung. Das Geb\u00e4ude der sogenannten alten Barracken \u2013 \u00fcbrig vom Vorkriegs-Bad \u2013 war ungeheizt, was es schwierig machte, darin bei kaltem Wetter zu leben. Die sogenannten neuen Barracken (wahrscheinlich von Professor Jan Zachwatowicz entworfen) wurden 1934-1935 auf der Westerplatte errichtet.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As soon as it was established, the depot lacked appropriate living quarters for its garrison. The building of the so-called old barracks, left over from the pre-war spa, was unheated, which made living in it in cold weather exceptionally difficult. The so-called new barracks (probably designed by Professor Jan Zachwatowicz) were constructed on Westerplatte in 1934-1935. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3874\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num21-1-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"744\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num21-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num21-1-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num21-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Es war ein dreist\u00f6ckiges Geb\u00e4ude (mit einem Keller, einem erh\u00f6hten Erdgeschoss und einem ersten Stock), geformt wie ein unregelm\u00e4\u00dfiges T, ausgerichtet auf den Hafenkanal. Seine Form und Position erzeugten vor seinem Eingang einen kleinen Bereich, der vom neuen Hafen aus vor Blicken gesch\u00fctzt war. Die Ausstattung war f\u00fcr seine Zeit sehr modern, mit Zentralheizung, ger\u00e4umigen Badezimmern, massiven M\u00f6beln und Schr\u00e4nken for die Soldaten, einem Krankenzimmer und einer Radiostation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It was a three-level building (with a cellar, a high ground floor and a first floor), shaped like an irregular letter T, facing the harbour canal. Its shape and position created a small area in front of its entrance that was hidden from view from the New Port. Its equipment was very modern for its time, with central heating, spacious bathrooms, solid furniture and cupboards for the soldiers, a sick room and a radio station. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3875\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num22-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num22-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num22-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num22-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 424px) 85vw, 424px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8222;Der Hauptzweck des dreist\u00f6ckigen Geb\u00e4udes war es, das unterste Stockwerk (den Schutzraum) vor Beschuss durch Artillerie oder Flugzeuge zu sch\u00fctzen, indem dessen Decke abgeschirmt wurde, weil Granaten auf den oberen Decken vorzeitig explodierten. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8222;The principal mission of the three-level building was to protect its lowest storey (the shelter) from artillery and airplane fire by prematurely causing detonations of shells on the upper ceilings to shield its ceiling.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3876\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num23-1-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"433\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num23-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num23-1-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num23-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 433px) 85vw, 433px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Luftangriffe am 2. September 1939, bei denen 500kg Bomben abgeworfen wurden, zeigten, dass das Geb\u00e4ude, das gebaut wurde, um einem Nazi-Putsch zu widerstehen, seinen Test unter schwersten Bedingungen in regul\u00e4rem Krieg bestand. Der Schutzraum der Barracke, eingedr\u00fcckt von Schutt von den oberen Stockwerken, sch\u00fctzte die Mannschaft vor dem vorbereitenden Dauerfeuer w\u00e4hrend der folgenden f\u00fcnf Tage des Verteidigens.\u201c Obst. J\u00f3zef Silakowski<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Air raids on 2 September 1939, which dropped 500kg bombs, showed that the building built to resist a Nazi putsch passed its test in the harshest conditions of regular war. The barracks shelter, crushed by rubble from its upper floors, protected the crew from the preparatory hurricane fire through the next five days of the defence.\u201d <\/em><em>Col. J\u00f3zef Silakowski<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3877\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num24-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num24-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num24-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num24-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 85vw, 438px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Das Schul-Schlachtschiff Schleswig-Holstein kam am 25. August 1939 in Danzig an, unter dem Vorwand eines H\u00f6flichkeitsbesuches. Es legte direkt gegen\u00fcber der Westerplatte an. Unter Deck waren 225 Soldaten der Angriffskompanie der Marine. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The training battleship Schleswig-Holstein arrived in Gdansk harbour on 25 August 1939, on the pretext of a courtesy visit. It moored directly across from Westerplatte. There were 225 soldiers of the Naval Assault Company concealed under her deck. <\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3878\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num25-1-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"645\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num25-1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num25-1-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num25-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Am 21. September 1939 kam Hilter zur Westerplatte um zu zeigen, wie erfreut er pers\u00f6nlich von der Eroberung des polnischen Depots war, und um zu unterstreichen, dass Danzig ins Reich heimgekehrt war.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>On 21 September 1939, Hitler arrived at Westerplatte to show in person how pleased he was with the capture of the Polish Depot and to stress that Gdansk had returned to the Reich. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3879\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num26-1-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"729\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num26-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num26-1-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num26-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Das Westerplatte-Denkmal wurde am 9. Oktober 1966 enth\u00fcllt.<\/p>\n<p>The Westerplatte monument was unveiled October 9, 1966.<\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3880\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num27-1-300x257.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num27-1-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num27-1-768x657.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num27-1.jpg 898w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 416px) 85vw, 416px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Wegen seiner Stellung war Wache Nr. 1 das wichtigste Glied in der Verteidigungslinie. Die Scharten f\u00fcr seine beiden schweren Maschinengewehre, deren Feuer \u00f6stliche Angriffe blockierte, waren links vom Eingang platziert. Diese Wache stimmte sein Feuer mit Wachen Nr. 2 und 5 ab. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Because of its location, guardhouse no. 1 was the most important link in the chain of defence. The embrasures for its two heavy machine guns, whose fire blocked the eastern approaches, were located to the left of the entrance. <\/em><em>This guardhouse coordinated its fire with guardhouses nos. 2 and 5.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3881\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num28-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"437\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num28-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num28-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num28-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 437px) 85vw, 437px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Nach dem Krieg: Die Verbreiterung des Hafenkanals und Pl\u00e4ne zur Vergr\u00f6\u00dferung des Hafens bedrohten die verlassene und vernachl\u00e4ssigte Wache Nr. 1. Im M\u00e4rz 1967 wurde \u2013 dank der Bem\u00fchungen von Westerplatteveteranen und Mitgliedern der Gemeinde \u2013 ein Spezialgleis benutzt, um das 600t Geb\u00e4ude ein paar Meter zu verschieben. Erst 1974 wurde ein Ausstellungsraum in der renovierten Wache er\u00f6ffnet. Viele Jahre lang machten Westerplatteveteranen die F\u00fchrungen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Post-war: The widening of the harbour canal and plans to enlarge the port threatened the abandoned and neglected guardhouse no. 1. In March 1967, thanks to the efforts of Westerplatte veterans and community activists, a special track was used to move the 600t building by a few dozen metres. It was only in 1974 that an exhibition room was opened in the renovated guardhouse. For many years, Westerplatte veterans served as its tour guides. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3882\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num29-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"479\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num29-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num29-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num29-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 479px) 85vw, 479px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Eine Mauser Pistole Typ 10, 9mm Kaliber.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A Mauser pistol type 10, caliber 9mm.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3883\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num30-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num30-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num30-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num30-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 389px) 85vw, 389px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>H\u00e4ftlingsmarken aus dem Lager Stalag I A <\/em>[deutsches Kriegsgefangenenlager nahe Stablack], <em>die den Weserplatteverteidigern J\u00f3zef Wojniusz und Wiktor Ciereszka geh\u00f6rten.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Prisoner nametags from the Stalag I A camp<\/em> [a German POW camp near Stablack],<em> belonging to Westerplatte defenders J\u00f3zef Wojniusz and Wiktor Ciereszka.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3884\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num31-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num31-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num31-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num31-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 85vw, 412px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Der Unglaube der Sie<\/em><em>ger: Als sie die Kapitulation der Westerplatte akzeptierten und die Gegend untersuchten, waren die Deutschen erstaunt, dass die Westerplatte kein Netzwerk von unterirdischen Befestigungsanlagen hatte, etwas, worauf sie die lange Verteidigung des Depots durch die Polen zur\u00fcckgef\u00fchrt hatten. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The incredulity of the victors: As they accepted the surrender of Westerplatte and examined its grounds, the Germans were stunned that Westerplatte had no network of underground fortifications, something to which they had ascribed the Poles\u2019 long defence of the Depot. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3885\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num32-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"476\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num32-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num32-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num32-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 85vw, 476px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In Anerkennung ihrer Tapferkeit erlaubten die Deutschen Major Sucharski, seinen S\u00e4bel in der Gefangenschaft zu tragen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In recognition of their valour, the Germans allowed Maj. Sucharski to carry his sabre in captivity. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3888\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num35-1-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"485\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num35-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num35-1-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num35-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 485px) 85vw, 485px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Nach der Kapitulation des Milit\u00e4rdepots wurde Major Sucharski zun\u00e4chst im Stablack Kriegsgefangenenlager (Ostpreussen) inhaftiert. Er wurde danach h\u00e4ufig in andere Lager verlegt. Am 5. Mai 1942 kam er in das Oflag II Gross Born (nahe Klomino), wo er bis zum Ende des Kriegs blieb. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>After the Military Transit Depot\u2019s surrender, Major Sucharski was at first incarcerated in the Stablack POW camp (East Prussia). He was then frequently transferred between camps. On May 15<sup>th<\/sup>, 1942, he was placed in the Oflag II D Gross Born (near Klomino) where he stayed until the end of the war. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3889\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num36-1-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"321\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num36-1-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num36-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 321px) 85vw, 321px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Am 26. Januar 1946 begann Henryk Sucharski seinen Dienst beim 6. Battallion der Karpatensch\u00fctzen. Gesundheitliche Probleme brachten ihn am 19. <\/em><em>August 1946 in ein britisches Milit\u00e4rkrankenhaus in Neapel. Henry Sucharski starb am Morgen des 30. August 1946, gegen 9 Uhr. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>On January 26<sup>th<\/sup>, 1946, Henryk Sucharski was put on active duty in the 6<sup>th<\/sup> Carpathian Rifles\u2019 Battallion. Health problems sent him to a British military hospital in Naples on August 19<sup>th<\/sup>, 1946. Henryk Sucharski passed away in the morning of August 30<sup>th<\/sup>, 1946, around 9 o\u2019clock.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3886\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num33-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num33-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num33-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num33-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 398px) 85vw, 398px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Major Henryk Sucharskis Uniform und sein S\u00e4bel.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Major Henryk Sucharski\u2019s uniform and his sabre.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3887\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num34-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num34-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num34-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num34-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 85vw, 408px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Major Henryk Sucharskis Smoking-Einstecktuch.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Major Henryk Sucharski\u2019s tuxedo handkerchief.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3890\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num37-1-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"436\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num37-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num37-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num37-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 436px) 85vw, 436px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Wir haben uns dann nach einem kleinen Happen \u2013 dazu sp\u00e4ter mehr \u2013 wieder auf den Weg gemacht und haben die Gegend ein wenig erkundet.<\/p>\n<p>We then, after a quick bite to eat \u2013 more about that later \u2013 got going once again and explored the area a bit.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3891\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num38-1-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"639\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num38-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num38-1-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num38-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dabei haben wir ganz zuf\u00e4llig dies entdeckt: Festung Weichselm\u00fcnde<\/p>\n<p>In doing that, we stumbled across this totally by chance: Wislouj\u015bcie Fortress<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3892\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num39-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"483\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num39-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num39-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num39-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 483px) 85vw, 483px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Leider war alles verschlossen \u2013 aber auch von au\u00dfen sah das sehr interessant aus.<\/p>\n<p>It was all locked up unfortunately \u2013 but from the outside it also looked quite interesting.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3893\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num40-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num40-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num40-1-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num40-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 85vw, 501px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Der Turm in der Mitte diente einst als Leuchtturm.<\/p>\n<p>The tower in the middle used to be a lighthouse.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3895\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num42-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num42-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num42-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num42-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 504px) 85vw, 504px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Heute leben hier wohl sehr viele Flederm\u00e4use, mindestens drei Gattungen. Daher wurde die Festung als Naturschutzgebiet Natura 2000 anerkannt.<\/p>\n<p>Today it seems a lot of bats live here, at least three different species. Because of that the fortress was declared a nature reserve of Natura 2000.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3894\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num41-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"511\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num41-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num41-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num41-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 511px) 85vw, 511px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Wir sind wieder umgekehrt &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>We turned around again &#8230;<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3896\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num43-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num43-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num43-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num43-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; und zur\u00fcck zum Hotel geradelt.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and\u00a0 cycled back to the hotel.<\/p>\n<p><em> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3897\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num44-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num44-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num44-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num44-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Und wenn wir bald mal wiederkommen und uns die Festung genauer ansehen, werden wir auf jeden Fall auch nachsehen, ob dieser Kiosk auf der Westerplatte noch da ist:<\/p>\n<p>And when sometime soon we come back here and take a closer look at the fortress, we will definitely also check whether this kiosk on the Westerplatte is still there:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3898\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num45-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"485\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num45-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num45-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num45-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 485px) 85vw, 485px\" \/>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nach all dem Radeln, Herumlaufen und Lesen waren wir irgendwann sehr hungrig. Es sah aber nicht so aus, als ob es da tolle Sachen zu essen g\u00e4be &#8230; Au\u00dfer dem Kiosk gabs da nix. Und da stand zwar \u201eHotdogs\u201c, aber viel haben wir uns davon nicht versprochen. Ha! Lagen wir mal ordentlich falsch!!!<\/p>\n<p>With all that cycling, walking and reading we got quite hungry after a while. But it did not look as if there was anything nice to eat to be had in the area \u2026 Apart from that kiosk there was nothing. And, yes, it said \u201chotdogs\u201d, but we did not expect anything great. Ha! Were we ever wrong!!!<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3899\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num46-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num46-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num46-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num46-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Die Dinger waren so unheimlich lecker, der Wahnsinn! Deswegen haben wir auch gleich ein Foto vom Wirt gemacht und versprochen, Werbung zu machen. Also: wenn Ihr in der Gegend seid, g\u00f6nnt Euch unbedingt ein Hotdog!<\/p>\n<p>These beauties were so incredibly tasty, awesome! Which is why we took a photo of the landlord right away and promised him to advertise a bit. So: when any of you ever happen to be in the area, treat yourselves to a hotdog!<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3900\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num47-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num47-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num47-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num47-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 469px) 85vw, 469px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ach so, und abends im Hotel haben wir auch noch nett gegessen &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and in the evening in the hotel we also had a nice bite to eat \u2026<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3902\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num49-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num49-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num49-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num49-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 444px) 85vw, 444px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; ein paar Happen beim Fu\u00dfball-Gucken: Polen \u2013 Kolumbien (0:3)<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; a few bites while watching football: Poland \u2013 Colombia (0:3)<\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3901\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num48-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"609\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num48-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num48-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/num48-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Schade, dass auch g\u00f6ttliche Unterst\u00fctzung nicht geholfen hat &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Too bad that even divine support did not help &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3923\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/zzz-1-300x179.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/zzz-1-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/zzz-1-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/zzz-1.jpg 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 85vw, 598px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gute Nacht!<\/p>\n<p>Good night!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3920\" src=\"http:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/zz-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/zz-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/zz-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/zz.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, nach einem sch\u00f6nen Schl\u00e4fchen haben wir dann mal einen Blick aus unserem Hotelfenster gewagt: Es hat wohl endlich aufgeh\u00f6rt zu regnen! Okay, after a nice little nap we dared to look out of our hotel room window: And it looks like it finally stopped raining! Und wie wir dann drau\u00dfen waren, war es so &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/?p=3850\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8222;24.06.2018: Mal was anderes \/ Something else for a change&#8220; <\/span>weiterlesen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-allgemein"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3850"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3850"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6605,"href":"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3850\/revisions\/6605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cirsche.com\/Travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}