Drawsko Training Ground

picture info	Drawsko Training Ground The Colonel Franciszek Sadowski Land Forces Training Centre in Drawsko ( pl, Centrum Szkolenia Wojsk Lądowych Drawsko im. płk. dypl. Franciszka Sadowskiego), commonly known as the Drawsko Training Ground ( pl, Poligon Drawski) is a training and proving ground located approximately southwest of Drawsko Pomorskie, West Pomeranian Voivodeship. The training ground was established on 2 February 1946. Aside from being used by the Polish Army, it is also used by all member states of NATO. History The unit originated in Jelenino, a village near Szczecinek and was created on 2 February 1946 as the Command of the Artillery Proving Ground ( pl, Komenda Poligonu Artyleryjnego). The unit was moved on 12 January 1949 to Oleszno, where it currently lies. The base was then changed to both a proving and training ground. Eventually, the name of the ground changed to the 2nd District Artillery Training Ground ( pl, II Okręgowy Poligon Artylerii). Many military events happened and happen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Konotop, Drawsko County Konotop (german: Köhntöpf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drawsko Pomorskie, within Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Drawsko Pomorskie and east of the regional capital Szczecin. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. The village has a population of 170. References Konotop Konotop ( uk, Конотоп ) is a city in Sumy Oblast in northeastern Ukraine. Konotop serves as the administrative center of Konotop Raion. Konotop is located about 129 km from Sumy, the oblast administrative center. It is host to Ko ... {{Drawsko-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Żołędowo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship Żołędowo (german: Mittelfelde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drawsko Pomorskie, within Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Drawsko Pomorskie and east of the regional capital Szczecin. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania The history of Pomerania starts shortly before 1000 AD with ongoing conquests by newly arrived Polans rulers. Before that, the area was recorded nearly 2000 years ago as Germania, and in modern-day times Pomerania is split between Germany and Pol .... The village has a population of 50. References Villages in Drawsko County {{Drawsko-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ziemsko Ziemsko (German: ''Zamzow'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drawsko Pomorskie, within Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Drawsko Pomorskie and east of the regional capital Szczecin. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. References Villages in Drawsko County, Ziemsko {{Drawsko-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]