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Pęcice
Pęcice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Michałowice, Masovian Voivodeship, Gmina Michałowice, within Pruszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is located within the Warsaw metropolitan area, and borders the city of Pruszków in the west and lies approximately south-west of Warsaw. History In 1827, the village had a population of 268. During Occupation of Poland (1939–1945), German occupation of Poland in World War II, on 2 August 1944, it was the location of the Battle of Pęcice between the Polish resistance movement in World War II, Polish resistance and German occupiers. The Germans committed a massacre of 65 captured Polish partisans, including five women, at the local park. Over 20 people survived the massacre. 40 of the 91 Poles who were either killed in action or massacred after the battle were under the age of 20, the youngest was 14. After the war ended, a memorial was unveiled at the site in 1946. Sights The local landmark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Pęcice
The Battle of Pęcice took place on 2 August 1944 between military units of Armia Krajowa, belonging to the 4th Ochota Sub-district (of Armia Krajowa), 4th Ochota Sub-district, and the Germany, German military during the Warsaw Uprising in Poland during World War II. Course of the engagement After heavy fighting on the first day of the Warsaw Uprising, during the evening of 1–2 August 1944, the majority of military units of the 4th Ochota Sub-district (of Armia Krajowa), 4th Ochota Sub-district, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Mieczysław Sokołowski (pseudonym ''Grzymała'') began to withdraw from Ochota in the direction of Sękocin and Chojnowo forests. At 5 a.m on 2 August, the concentrated units set off from the region of Reguły village via Pęcice in the direction of the forests. German military units were stationed in the manor-house of Pęcice. The distance from Reguły to Pęcice amounted to about 2 km. The terrain was unfavourable from an operational point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |