Defense of Hel 1939: fortified area of Hel

In accordance with the provisions of the Versailles Peace Treaty, Poland received a 142 km long coastal strip with access to the Baltic Sea. The site began at Lake Zharnovetske from the west and ended at the current border of Gdynia and Sopot with the Svelinia stream. Half of the coastal strip provided to Poland was 70 km of the Hel Peninsula, reaching 150 m at its narrowest point and 3.5 km at its widest.
The importance of access to the sea was discovered during the Polish-Bolshevik War, when, as a result of a strike by dockworkers in Gdansk, military materials shipped from France had to be loaded onto small fishing vessels on the way from the fishing harbor to Hel. only then were they transported to dry land. Until 1921, a railway line was built from Svazhevo to Khel. It was also planned to install several coastal batteries, but this idea was abandoned due to lack of funds. During this period, the Pak was the main base of the emerging Polish fleet.
The Defense of Hel 1939
It was already considered that the naval base in Puck was insufficient for the needs of the fleet. The Department of Naval Affairs of the Ministry of War, under the leadership of Vice Admiral Kazimierz Porembski, ordered an analysis of the location of the seaport, independent of Gdansk. Already in May 1920, a commission chaired by engineer Tadeusz Wendy conducted research, as a result of which it was decided to build a "temporary military harbor and shelter for fishermen" between the Oksivskaya Camp and Kamennaya Gura. Preparatory work began on May 29, 1921, and the actual construction began with the adoption of the Sejm on September 23, 1922. The port was commissioned on April 29, 1923.
In July 1924, an agreement was signed with the Polish-French consortium on the construction of a new port. During the customs war in June 1925, the Polish authorities learned how important the port was to the reborn Republic of Poland when Germany refused to accept Polish coal. Thanks to the independent seaport, it was possible to export coal to Scandinavia. Since Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski took over as Minister of Industry and Trade in 1926, the expansion of the port in Gdynia has been gaining momentum.
In 1931, a French-Polish consortium began construction of a reserve naval base in Hela. The Chief of the General Staff, Major General A. T. Piskor, was the main proponent of the creation of a reserve naval base. By September 1939, a 400 x 300 meter swimming pool with a 45 meter wide berth was built. In addition, there is an underground power plant, ammunition, torpedo and mine shelters, as well as underground fuel tanks connected to the port by pipeline. Using our 1xbet promo code you can get the best bonuses. Сlaim your exclusive offer 130% bonus up to 100$. 1xBet players are required to make a pre-match or live single bet on the correct score of matches listed on the promo code page. 1xBet has various deposit methods, including Skrill and Neteller. If you use these systems, this particular bonus code can help you get extra bonuses. 1x Free Bet is another 1xBet weekly bonus code rewarding clients who bet on sports between Tuesdays and Mondays.