(ANSA) - GDANSK, SEP 1 - A ceremony marking the 83nd anniversary of the beginning of World War II in Europe was held at the Monument to the Defenders of Westerplatte in Westerplatte, in Gdansk, Poland, on September 1, 2022. World War II in Europe began when the German Navy destroyer 'Schleswig-Holstein' fired on the Westerplatte fortifications at 4:45am on 01 September 1939. (ANSA).