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'''Gdańsk''' (German: ''Danzig'') is a Polish city and major port located on the [[Baltic Sea]], the city has a population of 463,754 (2016). The city formed part of [[Prussia]] and [[Germany]] until 1919. As a result of the [[Treaty of Versailles]]. Gdańsk, although having a majority German population, was taken from Germany and created a 'Free City' in order to provide the newly-independent [[Poland]] with a sea port not controlled by Germany. In the late 1930s the [[Nazi]]'s took control of the city, and of the "[[Polish Corridor]]" (Polish land separating Gdańsk and [[East Prussia]] from the rest of Germany) was used by Germany as an excuse for its aggressive posture towards Poland. The first shots of the [[Second World War]] in [[Europe]] were fired in Gdańsk, as German warships attacked a Polish garrison in the port. Following the defeat of Poland, Gdańsk was reincorporated into the Reich, but on Germany's defeat in 1945 it was ceded to Poland again.

'''Gdańsk''' (German: ''Danzig'') is a Polish city and major port located on the [[Baltic Sea]], the city has a population of 463,754 (2016). The city formed part of [[Prussia]] and [[Germany]] until 1919. As a result of the [[Treaty of Versailles]]. Gdańsk, although having a majority German population, was taken from Germany and created a 'Free City' in order to provide the newly-independent [[Poland]] with a sea port not controlled by Germany. In the late 1930s the [[Nazi]]'s took control of the city, and of the "[[Polish Corridor]]" (Polish land separating Gdańsk and [[East Prussia]] from the rest of Germany) was used by Germany as an excuse for its aggressive posture towards Poland. The first shots of the [[Second World War]] in [[Europe]] were fired in Gdańsk, as German warships attacked a Polish garrison in the port. Following the defeat of Poland, Gdańsk was reincorporated into the Reich, but on Germany's defeat in 1945 it was ceded to Poland again.

The Old Town is the site of several significant historic structures, including St. Catherine’s Church and the medieval Town Hall. The city port is a major industrial centre for shipyards, metallurgical and chemical plants, timber mills, and food-processing facilities. The Polish maritime commission was first begun there in 1568 to handle questions of defense and trade. The shipyards launched their first warship in 1572. The shipyard was also the location were in 1980 [[Lech Walesa]] founded the [[Solidarity]] trade union that was within a decade to precipitate the collapse of [[Communism]] in [[Poland]], later [[Central Europe]] and all the rest of the [[Eastern Bloc]] (the Balkans and the [[Soviet Union]]).<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Gdansk</ref>

The Old Town is the site of several significant historic structures, including St. Catherine's Church and the medieval Town Hall. The city port is a major industrial centre for shipyards, metallurgical and chemical plants, timber mills, and food-processing facilities. The Polish maritime commission was first begun there in 1568 to handle questions of defense and trade. The shipyards launched their first warship in 1572. The shipyard was also the location were in 1980 [[Lech Walesa]] founded the [[Solidarity]] trade union that was within a decade to precipitate the collapse of [[Communism]] in [[Poland]], later [[Central Europe]] and all the rest of the [[Eastern Bloc]] (the Balkans and the [[Soviet Union]]).<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Gdansk</ref>

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