Totskoye (russian: То́цкое) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the

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of Totsky District of

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. Population: During

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, it was the site of a

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that became notorious for a

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epidemic in the winter of 1915-1916. More than 9,000 of 17,000 prisoners died. During

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, it was the site of a

for Polish prisoners. In 1941–1942, it was one of places for the formation of the Polish Armed Forces in the East by Władysław Anders. A monument for Polish soldiers is erected there. In 1954, the Totskoye range was the site of the Soviet nuclear tests. Totskoye is also the site of the Totskoye air base. The garrison of the

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, 2nd Army, Volga–Urals Military District, relocated from the former

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in 1990–1993, is located in Totskoye.

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Red Poppies in Totskoye

A gallery of the Kresy-Siberia Society
Rural localities in Orenburg Oblast Buzuluksky Uyezd {{Russia-geo-stub