Hel Fortified Area

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 Mościcki.^[1] 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^[2] (for more information, see Battle of Hel). During World War II, the naval base in Hel was used as a major training facility for U-boat crews.^[3]

^ Polityka weekly, Cel: Hel, article by Ryszarda Socha, published March 15, 2007
^ Poland By Neal Bedford, Steve Fallon, Neil Wilson, page 433 "Hel was the last place of Poland to surrender"
^ Naval strategy and operations in narrow seas by Milan N. Vego, page 62 "...where in the area of the Hel Peninsula and Libau were concentrated 50-60 per cent of all German U-boat training facilities

[1] Polityka weekly, Cel: Hel, article by Ryszarda Socha, published March 15, 2007

[2] Poland By Neal Bedford, Steve Fallon, Neil Wilson, page 433 "Hel was the last place of Poland to surrender"

[3] Naval strategy and operations in narrow seas by Milan N. Vego, page 62 "...where in the area of the Hel Peninsula and Libau were concentrated 50-60 per cent of all German U-boat training facilities

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