1920 - 1939 Hel Peninsula Fortified Area 1 - The longest battle of the 1939 campaign

The Hel Fortified Area (Polish: Rejon Umocniony Hel) was a set of Polish fortifications, constructed on the Hel Peninsula in northern Poland, in close proximity to the interwar border of Poland and the Third Reich. It was created in 1936, upon a decree of President Ignacy Moscicki. It covered most part of the peninsula, and during Polish September Campaign, it was the last place of Poland to surrender to the invading Wehrmacht.
During German occupation of Poland, Hel, renamed into German name Hela, was a major training facility of the U-boat crews. Almost immediately after cessation of hostilities, the Germans began works in the base. Among others, a Schleswig-Holstein battery was built for three 40.6 cm SK C/34 guns ("Adolfguns").
In People's Republic of Poland, Hel did not lose its strategic importance. The peninsula was among the most protected military bases of the country.
Photographs were taken in October 2012 at the Hel Peninsula. The film uses the original Polish and German songs and marches Navy Polish and German from the 30, 40, 50 and 60, and the original message from the Polish Radio 1 and September 28, 1939

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