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Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki Train Disaster
The Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki train disaster was an alleged railway disaster that occurred in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Poland, on 22 October 1949. According to some reports, about 200 people died; however, authorities never acknowledged it. Events The Polish communist officials and media never acknowledged that the event had taken place, nor have any subsequent Polish authorities confirmed the occurrence of any such event. In 2020, an investigation by local journalists and amateur historians did not produce any conclusive evidence outside of a single eyewitness testimony. Other eyewitnesses did not see any fatalities, although they claimed to have heard about deaths from others. News of the accident was reported abroad by the Associated Press, and Print syndication, syndicated in a large number of regional newspapers in the US, such as the Gettysburg Times,Lucjan StrzygaZapomniane katastrofy, które zostały przemilczane przez propagandę PRL ''www.polskatimes.pl'' (July 27, 2014) Geneva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki
Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki , often simply referred to as Nowy Dwór, is a town in east-central Poland with ca. 42500 inhabitants (2008). It is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999); previously, it was in Warszawa Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Nowy Dwór County. History One of its districts is Modlin, created from incorporating the former village of Modlin into the growing town in 1961. Modlin Fortress is now also part of the city. Many structures related to the fort can be seen in the Modlin district, including ruins from defensive structures designed by Napoleon Bonaparte and Tsarist Blocks built between 1899–1901 to house soldiers of the Russian army, and which are still in use as private flats today. The Germans occupied the town beginning in September 1939. They immediately began to persecute the Jewish population. Many Jews fled to Warsaw, others to Soviet occupied territory in the east. From 1941–1942, the Germans set up a ghetto between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |