Westerplatte / Garnison 1939

[JHW]

Dear friends ,

As far as I know the defenders of the Westerplatte capitulated honorfully and them were promised good treatment by Wehrmacht .

Could anybody provide me details about the fate of Sucharski & his men during their captivity ?

Jan-Hendrik

[rondi]

Good luck.
http://www.westerplatte.pl/kapitulacja.html

[beaviso]

Hello,

Their fate was the same as the fate of thousands of other Polish defenders - they were held as captives by the Germans in Oflags and Stalags (camps for officers and enlisted men). They were not treated in any particular way - neither worse not better. Some of them had to work physically for German landowners for a bowl of thin soup", as many prisoners did.

There were single defenders of Westerplatte who were treated in a special" way. Lt. Pajak, for instance, underwent a serious surgery in Danzig hospital - he was severely wounded a week earlier and there was no possibility for the Polish doctor to perform such opearation. So Lt. Pajak was eventually brought to good health by German doctors.
On the contrary, both Polish wireless operators were questioned in a very brutal way, and one of them - Sgt. Rasinski - was tortured to death.

brgds, Michal

[JHW]

Thanks for your quick help !

Greets ,

Jan-Hendrik

[slw]

http://www.westerplatte.org/glowna/index.php