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1939 Battle of Westerplatte

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1939 Battle of Westerplatte

The True Story of The Beginning of WWII

5.4

1h 58m

2013

“The True Story of The Beginning of WWII”

Synopsis

September 1st, 1939. German battleship Schleswig-Holstein marks the start of World War II by firing on the garrison stationed at the Westerplatte peninsula in Poland.

Director

Paweł Chochlew

Trailer

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Cast & Crew

Michał Żebrowski

Michał Żebrowski

as Stefan Ludwik Grodecki

Mirosław Baka

Mirosław Baka

Jan Englert

Jan Englert

as Wincenty Sobocinski

Borys Szyc

Borys Szyc

as Stefan Ludwik Grodecki

Piotr Adamczyk

Piotr Adamczyk

as Stefan Ludwik Grodecki

Robert Żołędziewski

as Franciszek Dąbrowski

Przemysław Cypryański

Przemysław Cypryański

as lieutenant Zdzisław Kregielski

Mirosław Zbrojewicz

Mirosław Zbrojewicz

as Jan Gryczman

Marcin Krawczyk

as Piotr Buder

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