Grądy is a
village
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in the administrative district of
Gmina Wąsewo, within
Ostrów Mazowiecka County
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Places Poland
; Greater Poland Voivodeship
* Ostrów Wielkopolski, a town in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)
* Ostrów, Greater Poland Voivodeship in Greater Poland Voivodeship ( ...
,
Masovian Voivodeship
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Masovian Voivodeship has an area of and had a 2019 po ...
, in east-central Poland.
History
In 1827, Grądy had a population of 99.
During the
German occupation of Poland
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**Germania (Roman era)
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in
World War II
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, from July 1941, the Germans operated the Stalag 324
prisoner-of-war camp
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There are significant differences among POW camps, inte ...
for Soviet POWs in the village.
In January 1942, it was relocated to Łosośna (present-day district of
Grodno
Grodno, or Hrodna, is a city in western Belarus. It is one of the oldest cities in Belarus. The city is located on the Neman, Neman River, from Minsk, about from the Belarus–Poland border, border with Poland, and from the Belarus–Lithua ...
).
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References
Villages in Ostrów Mazowiecka County
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