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Borne Sulinowo and Kłomino: a German garrison, a Soviet Army base and the withdrawal of troops in 1991-1992 Miejsca pamięci
Borne Sulinowo and Kłomino: a German garrison, a Soviet Army base and the withdrawal of troops in 1991-1992
Borne Sulinowo was built in 1933-1938 as a Wehrmacht military town, and from 1945 until the early 1990s it housed a Soviet Army base, excluded from Polish administration. The town was opened to civilians in 1993, and neighbouring Kłomino was not resettled.
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War cemeteries of Szczecin and the region: Glinna, the Central Cemetery, French prisoners, Soviet cemeteries Miejsca pamięci
War cemeteries of Szczecin and the region: Glinna, the Central Cemetery, French prisoners, Soviet cemeteries
War cemeteries in Szczecin and West Pomerania: the German necropolis in Glinna, the war plot of the Central Cemetery, former garrison cemeteries and cemeteries of French prisoners, and cemeteries of Polish and Soviet soldiers in the region. For each place it is stated who is buried there and what it is today.
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Jewish cemeteries of West Pomerania after the destruction: Kołobrzeg, Koszalin, Szczecinek, Stargard and smaller towns Miejsca pamięci
Jewish cemeteries of West Pomerania after the destruction: Kołobrzeg, Koszalin, Szczecinek, Stargard and smaller towns
Of the Jewish communities of West Pomerania, what remains are cemeteries and the sites of synagogues, destroyed in 1938 or after 1945. The summary shows where matzevot still stand and where there is only a stone, a plaque or a lapidarium.
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The deportation of Jews from Szczecin to the Lublin district in February 1940 Miejsca pamięci
The deportation of Jews from Szczecin to the Lublin district in February 1940
On the night of 12 to 13 February 1940, the German authorities deported Jews from Szczecin and surrounding towns to the Lublin district. According to the IPN, it was the first deportation of Jewish citizens of the Reich. The text sets out the course of the operation, the differing figures and the fate of the deportees.
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Jewish heritage of Szczecin: the cemetery from 1821, the New Synagogue and section no. 62 Miejsca pamięci
Jewish heritage of Szczecin: the cemetery from 1821, the New Synagogue and section no. 62
Szczecin has three places linked to the former and present Jewish community: the cemetery from 1821, today a park with a monument, the New Synagogue from 1875, burned down in 1938, and the active section no. 62 of the Central Cemetery.
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The Crossing of the Oder in April 1945: Gozdowice, the Sappers' Bridge and the Cemetery in Siekierki Miejsca pamięci
The Crossing of the Oder in April 1945: Gozdowice, the Sappers' Bridge and the Cemetery in Siekierki
The crossing of the Oder by the 1st Polish Army lasted from 16 to 20 April 1945, in the area of Gozdowice, Siekierki and Czelin. Today it is remembered by the monument and sappers' museum in Gozdowice, the war cemetery near Siekierki and the museum in Stare Łysogórki.
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Remembering December 1970 in Szczecin: Funerals, the 1971 March and Monuments Miejsca pamięci
Remembering December 1970 in Szczecin: Funerals, the 1971 March and Monuments
After the fighting of 17 and 18 December 1970 the dead were buried at night, with their closest relatives present or without them, and the first public tribute was paid during the march of 1 May 1971. The text describes these funerals, the march and the later commemorations up to the monument of 2005.
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December 1970 in Szczecin: 17 December in Front of the Committee Building and the Militia Headquarters Miejsca pamięci
December 1970 in Szczecin: 17 December in Front of the Committee Building and the Militia Headquarters
On 17 December 1970 a march from the Warski Shipyard reached the front of the Provincial Committee of the PZPR building in Szczecin, and clashes with the militia and army lasted until late in the evening. The text describes the course of 17 and 18 December and the toll of victims according to the IPN.
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Oflag II-D Gross-Born: French Officers, the Odra Organisation and the 1945 Evacuation March Miejsca pamięci
Oflag II-D Gross-Born: French Officers, the Odra Organisation and the 1945 Evacuation March
Oflag II-D Gross-Born operated from 1 June 1940 near present-day Kłomino, first for French and then for Polish officers. The conspiratorial organisation Odra operated there, and in January 1945 the prisoners were evacuated on a march to Sandbostel.
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The Hydrierwerke Pölitz plant in Police and the Stutthof subcamp Miejsca pamięci
The Hydrierwerke Pölitz plant in Police and the Stutthof subcamp
The synthetic petrol factory in Police was built from 1937 and during the war relied on forced labour. In 1944 a subcamp of KL Stutthof operated at the plant. The text describes the history of the plant, the camps, the air raids and the Police Enclave, and what remains on the site.
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The war cemetery in Stargard on Reymonta Street: from Russian prisoners of war of 1914 to prisoners of Stalag II-D Miejsca pamięci
The war cemetery in Stargard on Reymonta Street: from Russian prisoners of war of 1914 to prisoners of Stalag II-D
The cemetery on Reymonta Street in Stargard was established in 1914 for Russian prisoners of war. During the Second World War prisoners of war who died in Stalag II-D were buried there. According to Wikipedia, 5004 prisoners of many nationalities lie here.
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Stalag II-D in Stargard: the founding of the camp and the Polish prisoners of 1939 Miejsca pamięci
Stalag II-D in Stargard: the founding of the camp and the Polish prisoners of 1939
Stalag II-D was a German prisoner-of-war camp in Stargard, established in autumn 1939 on the site of a transit camp. The article describes the founding of the camp, the Polish prisoners, the successive national groups, the work detachments, the evacuation in 1945 and what remains of the camp today.
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