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Aerial view of a Gdynia street where a crowd carries a very long white and red flag between apartment buildings

Navy and defence Polish Navy marks 108 years of independence in Gdynia and Świnoujście as Gdynia celebrates its centenary Kamil Kusier · 11.11.2026

Gloved hands brushing soil from bones in sand, with a trowel and yellow markers beside them

History Human remains found at Westerplatte. Polish bayonet and buttons point to a missing 1939 defender Kamil Kusier · 08.11.2026

Aerial view of a large pale building with a columned facade and steps, graffiti on its walls, a car park and trees nearby

History Gdańsk conservator moves to expropriate the port workers’ Maritime Culture House in Nowy Port Kamil Kusier · 28.10.2026

Red Polish coat of arms with a white eagle on a dark metal object, with the sea, a motorboat and a ship in the background

History Polish Naval Museum in Gdynia opens its doors on Independence Day, 11 November Kamil Kusier · 28.10.2026

03.10.2026 History Two Lancaster wrecks, one operation. The bombers fell over the Baltic laying mines still disarmed today

01.10.2026 History Seven dead in war, seven in peacetime. Błyskawica turns 90 and still flies the ensign

01.10.2026 Shipbuilding industry Batavia goes ashore. The Dutch show what to do with a ship no longer worth keeping afloat

17.09.2026 History 17 September 1939. The Soviets invaded Poland. Aggression, deportations and Katyn

15.09.2026 Navy and defence 563 years ago Gdańsk and Elbląg destroyed the Teutonic fleet. 44 vessels against 30 privateers

12.09.2026 History Nearly 5,000 motorcycles ride to Piaśnica. The memory of a crime the Germans failed to burn

08.09.2026 History Suicide according to the secret police, murder according to Solidarity. IPN seeks answers 43 years on

03.09.2026 History Ninth Piaśnica Memorial Motorcycle Ride on 12 September. Riders to honour victims of the 1939 massacre

01.09.2026 History Polish PM at Westerplatte: loneliness of Polish soldiers as deafening as the Schleswig-Holstein's salvoes

01.09.2026 History Polish defence minister at Westerplatte: Never again a Poland that had only courage

01.09.2026 History Polish president at Westerplatte: remembrance of 1 September demands truth and responsibility

01.09.2026 History On 1 September 1939 Germany attacked Poland. Westerplatte, the Baltic and a memory we must not lose

17.08.2026 History Explorers. Without Barriers. Children with disabilities to discover the dinosaur world in Reda

12.08.2026 Navy and defence The third Wicher in Polish naval history. Why warships inherit the names of their predecessors

05.08.2026 History The yacht of Poland's girl scouts stands in Klaipėda. The story of Grażyna, the first all-female seagoing vessel

22.06.2026 Sailing and water sports Captain Jan Pinkiewicz honoured in Gdynia's Polish Sailing Avenue

30.05.2026 History Spain declares Elcano centenary a major public-interest maritime event

28.05.2026 History 90 years under sail. Legendary s/y Orion celebrates its anniversary in Gdynia

27.05.2026 Navy and defence Three salvos for Poland: The Bismarck, ORP Piorun, and a lesson worth remembering

27.04.2026 Maritime economy Prof. Konrad Misztal has passed away. Co-founder of the Gdańsk school of maritime economics research