The term DANZIG NATIVES refers to the people of Gdańsk, a city in northern Poland. The term POLES is an appropriate crossword solution for this term, as Poles are the native inhabitants of Gdańsk and the surrounding area. Gdańsk has been part of Poland since the end of World War II, but prior to that it was part of the Free City of Danzig, which was a semi-autonomous city-state under the protection of the League of Nations. Therefore, the term DANZIG NATIVES can refer to both the Poles who have lived in the area for centuries, as well as those who lived there during the period of the Free City of Danzig.