Polish Post Office Museum
Poczta Polska w Wolnym Mieście Gdańsku
The site where Polish postal workers resisted German forces for about 15 hours on September 1, 1939. It is now a memorial museum.
This was the Polish post office during the Free City period. On September 1, 1939, the day World War II broke out, more than 50 postal workers armed only with light weapons resisted German forces and police for about 15 hours. Most of them were executed after a military court trial once they surrendered. Günter Grass's novel The Tin Drum also depicts this event. The building is now a branch of the Gdańsk Museum, displaying the course of events and the history of the postal service, and there is a memorial in front. Admission is about 15 to 20 złoty. It is about a 5-minute walk from the Museum of the Second World War.
Opening hours
about 10:00–17:00 (closed Mon)
Nearby sights
- Museum of the Second World War
- Gdańsk Crane
- National Maritime Museum
- Mariacka Street
- St. Mary's Church
- Artus Court
- Amber Museum
- Green Gate