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Mirosławiec
Mirosławiec () is a town in Wałcz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northwestern Poland, with 2,671 inhabitants (2010). The 12th Air Base of the Polish Air Force is located north of the town. History Mirosławiec is a former private town, once located in the Poznań Voivodeship (14th century – 1793), Poznań Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Greater Poland Province of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. It was annexed by Kingdom of Prussia, Prussia in the First Partition of Poland in 1772. During World War II, the Germans operated a Forced labour under German rule during World War II, forced labour subcamp of the Stalag II-B German prisoner-of-war camps in World War II, prisoner-of-war camp for Allies of World War II, Allied POWs in the town. On 10 February 1945 it was captured by First Polish Army (1944–1945), Polish troops. Mirosławiec was the site of the 2008 Polish Air Force C-295 crash. Demographics People * Akiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Mirosławiec
__NOTOC__ Gmina Mirosławiec is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Wałcz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Mirosławiec, which lies approximately west of Wałcz and east of the regional capital Szczecin. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 6,026 (out of which the population of Mirosławiec amounts to 2,633, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 3,393). Villages Apart from the town of Mirosławiec, Gmina Mirosławiec contains the villages and settlements of Bronikowo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Bronikowo, Drzewoszewo, Gniewosz, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Gniewosz, Hanki, Hanki-Kolonia, Jabłonkowo, Jabłonowo, Wałcz County, Jabłonowo, Jadwiżyn, Wałcz County, Jadwiżyn, Kalinówka, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Kalinówka, Kierpnik, Kolonia Chojnice, Kolonia Polne, Kolonia Zacisze, Łowicz Wałecki, Mirosławiec Górny, Nieradź, Piecnik, Pilów, Próchnowo, We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Abraham Stargardt
Joseph Abraham Stargardt (17 June 1822 – 30 April 1885) was a German bookseller and business partner of Paul Julius Reuter. Stargardt was born in Märkisch Friedland, West Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia (Mirosławiec, Poland). He started to work as a bookseller at Asher & Co. in Berlin in 1838. From April to September 1844 he worked at "Amelangschen Buchhandlung" in Berlin and from October to December 1845 at A. Franck in Paris. In 1846 Stargardt worked in Halle (Saale) at "J. T. Lippert" and in 1847 he and his affiliate Paul Julius Reuter (1816–99) purchased Johann Carl Klage's book and music store in Berlin. Stargardt applied for Berlin citizenship in August 1847 but on 8 December 1847 he refused to swear the special form of oath provided for Jews. He received the official citizenship finally on 28 May 1852. In the German revolutions of 1848-49 the Reuter & Stargardt publishing house publicized several "radical-democratic" pamphlets and booklets and Stargardt came in con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wałcz County
__NOTOC__ Wałcz County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Wałcz, which lies east of the regional capital Szczecin. The county contains three other towns: Mirosławiec, west of Wałcz, Człopa, south-west of Wałcz, and Tuczno, south-west of Wałcz. The county covers an area of . As of 2006 its total population is 54,639, out of which the population of Wałcz is 26,140, that of Mirosławiec is 2,633, that of Człopa is 2,390, that of Tuczno is 1,965, and the rural population is 21,511. Neighbouring counties Wałcz County is bordered by Złotów County to the east, Piła County to the south-east, Czarnków-Trzcianka County to the south, Strzelce-Drezdenko County to the south-west, Choszczno County to the west and Drawsko County to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Von Friedberg
Heinrich von Friedberg (27 January 1813 – 2 June 1895) was a German jurist and statesman who played a significant role in shaping Prussian and later German legal frameworks during the 19th century. A political independent, he served as State Secretary for Justice from 1876 to 1879 and Minister of Justice of Prussia from 1879 util his retirement in 1889. Early life Friedberg was born in Märkisch Friedland in West Prussia. He studied law at the University of Berlin, earning his degree in 1836. He was attached to the Kammergericht at Berlin, where he became district attorney in 1848. Legal and political career By 1846, Friedberg had become a key figure in Prussian legislative reforms. Under Prussian Justice Minister Alexander von Uhden, he was instrumental in establishing oral and public trial procedures in Prussia. Friedberg advocated for a strong public prosecution system that would investigate all legal violations while also considering exculpatory evidence. He also sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th Air Base
The 12 Baza Bezzałogowych Statków Powietrznych () is a Polish Air Force base, located 5 km north of Mirosławiec Mirosławiec () is a town in Wałcz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northwestern Poland, with 2,671 inhabitants (2010). The 12th Air Base of the Polish Air Force is located north of the town. History Mirosławiec is a former private to .... It was constituted as 12 Baza Lotnicza on 1 January 2001. In 2008, it was the site of the 2008 Polish Air Force C-295 Mirosławiec crash. References External links Polish Air Force bases Wałcz County Buildings and structures in West Pomeranian Voivodeship {{Poland-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Polish Air Force C-295 Crash
On 23 January 2008, a Polish Air Force EADS CASA C-295 military transport plane, flying from Warsaw, crashed in Mirosławiec as it was attempting to land at the 12th Air Base, killing all 20 passengers and crew. The 20 victims on board included high-ranking Polish air force officers. Among the fatalities was Brig. Gen. Andrzej Andrzejewski, commander of an air brigade based in Świdwin. This was the first fatal accident involving a CASA C-295. Subsequently, all Polish C-295s were grounded until further notice. Investigation In the subsequent investigations the primary cause of the accident was determined to be an inadvertent loss of spatial and situational awareness by the aircraft crew during the landing approach in poor weather conditions, with a low cloud ceiling and little visibility. A number of secondary causes and contributing factors were also found by the investigation after the accident, including deficiencies in the air traffic controllers' skills and metho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Liebermann
Benjamin Liebermann was a German textile manufacturer. He was born at Märkisch Friedland (now Mirosławiec
Mirosławiec () is a town in Wałcz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northwestern Poland, with 2,671 inhabitants (2010).
The 12th Air Base of the Polish Air Force is located north of the town.
History
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Akiva Eiger
Akiva Eiger (, also spelled Eger; , ), or Akiva Güns (8 November 1761 – 12 October 1837) was a Talmudic scholar, halakhic decisor and leader of European Jewry during the early 19th century. Eiger is considered one of the greatest Talmudic scholars of modern times and among the most prominent. His name has become synonymous with Talmudic genius in Jewish scholarly culture, and his Torah is studied in the Batei Midrash of contemporary yeshivas. His methods of study and the logic he applied remain relevant today, unlike other Aharonim who tended towards Pilpul. In addition to his significant influence on the study of the Talmud and the works of the Rishonim, Akiva Eiger had a decisive impact in the field of halakha. His glosses printed on the margins of the Shulchan Aruch, as well as his responsa in his Shut works, are foundational elements in the world of daily halachic ruling and the realm of Dayanut. At the beginning of his career, he avoided taking on a rabbinical pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) in northwestern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Szczecin. Its area equals , and in 2021, it was inhabited by 1,682,003 people. It was established on 1 January 1999, out of the former Szczecin Voivodeship (1975–1998), Szczecin and Koszalin Voivodeship (1975–1998), Koszalin Voivodeships and parts of Gorzów Voivodeship, Gorzów, Piła Voivodeship, Piła and Słupsk Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the Germany, German States of Germany, federal-states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania and Brandenburg to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north.Ustawa z dnia 24 lipca 1998 r. o wprowadzeniu zasadniczego trójstopniowego podziału terytorialnego państwa (Dz.U. z 1998 r. nr 96, poz. 603). Geography and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Air Force
The Polish Air Force () is the aerial warfare Military branch, branch of the Polish Armed Forces. Until July 2004 it was officially known as ''Wojska Lotnicze i Obrony Powietrznej'' (). In 2014 it consisted of roughly 26,000 military personnel and about 475 aircraft, distributed among ten bases throughout Poland. The Polish Air Force can trace its origins to the second half of 1917 and was officially established in the months following the end of World War I in 1918. During the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany in 1939, 70% of its aircraft were destroyed. Most pilots, after the Soviet invasion of Poland on 17 September, escaped via Romania and Hungary to continue fighting throughout World War II in allied air forces, first in France, then in Britain, and later also the Soviet Union. History Polish Air Force backline Origins Military aviation in Poland started even before the officially recognised date of regaining independence (11 November 1918). The first independent units of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philipp Phoebus
Philipp Phoebus (23 May 1804, Märkisch-Friedland in West Prussia – 1 July 1880, Gießen) was a German physician and pharmacologist. He studied medicine at the University of Berlin, obtaining his doctorate in 1827. Afterwards he continued his education in Würzburg with Johann Lukas Schönlein (1793-1864) and Karl Friedrich Heusinger (1792-1883), in Paris under Pierre Charles Alexandre Louis (1787-1872) and at Strasbourg, where he focused on anatomical studies. Following travels in Switzerland and northern Italy, he returned to Berlin, where in 1832 he became privat-docent for normal and pathological anatomy. His interests soon turned to pharmacology. In 1835 he relocated to Stolberg (Harz), Stolberg, where along with a medical practice, he conducted pharmacological and toxicology, toxicological research. In 1843 he was appointed chair of pharmacology at the University of Giessen, a position he held until health reasons forced an early retirement in 1865. Phoebus was one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Prisoner-of-war Camps In World War II
Nazi Germany operated around 1,000 prisoner-of-war camps () during World War II (1939-1945). The most common types of camps were Oflag, Oflags ("Officer camp") and Stalag, Stalags ("Base camp" – for enlisted personnel POW camps), although other less common types existed as well. Legal background German Reich, Germany signed the Third Geneva Convention of 1929, which established norms relating to the treatment of prisoners of war. * Article 10 required PoWs be lodged in adequately heated and lighted buildings where conditions were the same as for German troops. * Articles 27-32 detailed the conditions of labour. Enlisted ranks were required to perform whatever labour they were asked if able to do, so long as it was not dangerous and did not support the German war-effort. Senior non-commissioned officers (sergeants and above) were required to work only in a supervisory role. Commissioned officers were not required to work, although they could volunteer. The work performed was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
