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Małaszek
Małaszek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Długosiodło, within Wyszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. History During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), on August 31, 1944, German troops carried out a massacre of over 30 Poles, including two partisans, near the village. It was one of several pacifications perpetrated in the area in retaliation for German losses suffered in the battles of Jarząbka and Pecynka, which were fought nearby against the Polish Home Army The Home Army (, ; abbreviated AK) was the dominant resistance movement in German-occupied Poland during World War II. The Home Army was formed in February 1942 from the earlier Związek Walki Zbrojnej (Armed Resistance) established in the .... References Villages in Wyszków County Sites of World War II massacres of Poles Sites of Nazi war crimes in Poland {{Wyszków-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Długosiodło
__NOTOC__ Gmina Długosiodło is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wyszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Długosiodło, which lies approximately north-east of Wyszków and north-east of Warsaw. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 7,649 (7,922 in 2013). Villages Gmina Długosiodło contains the villages and settlements of Adamowo, Augustowo, Blochy, Budy-Przetycz, Chorchosy, Chrzczanka Włościańska, Chrzczanka-Folwark, Dalekie, Dębienica, Długosiodło, Grądy Szlacheckie, Grądy Zalewne, Jaszczułty, Kalinowo, Kornaciska, Łączka, Lipniak-Majorat, Małaszek, Marianowo, Nowa Pecyna, Nowa Wieś, Nowe Bosewo, Olszaki, Ostrykół Dworski, Ostrykół Włościański, Plewki, Prabuty, Przetycz Włościańska, Przetycz-Folwark, Sieczychy, Stara Pecyna, Stare Bosewo, Stare Suski, Stasin, Wólka Grochowa, Wólka Piaseczna, Zalas, Zamość, Znamiączki and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarząbka
Jarząbka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wąsewo, within Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Wąsewo, Masovian Voivodeship, Wąsewo, west of Ostrów Mazowiecka, and north-east of Warsaw. History During the Occupation of Poland (1939–1945), German occupation of Poland (World War II), on August 29, 1944, the village was the site of a battle between the underground Polish Home Army and German troops. It ended in a Polish victory. Four Poles were killed and two were wounded in the battle. In retaliation for the battle, the Germans committed Pacification actions in German-occupied Poland, pacifications of nearby villages of Małaszek, Plewki, Wyszków County, Plewki and Lipniak-Majorat, killing around 500 Poles. References Villages in Ostrów Mazowiecka County {{OstrówMazowiecka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villages In Wyszków County
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement. In the past, villages were a usual form of community for societies that practice subsistence agriculture and also for some non-agricultural societies. In Great Britain, a hamlet earned the right to be called a village when it built a Church (building), church.Dr Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
