Tatishchevo () is an urban locality (an

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...

) in Tatishchevsky District of

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. Population: The

Tatishchevo air base Tatishchevo is a military airbase in the Tatishchevsky District of Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is operated by Strategic Rocket Forces of Russia (RVSN). The base is located north-west of the settlement of Tatishchevo. The airbase serves the spe ...

is located near the settlement.

History

The settlement was founded in 1890. During

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, in 1941, the 5th Infantry Division of the Polish

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was formed and stationed in Tatishchevo. Poles were housed in makeshift camps in dire conditions, mostly in tents and dugouts, and suffered from shortages of food, medicine, warm clothing and footwear. Due to extreme cold, the Poles were relocated to

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in early 1942.

References

Urban-type settlements in Saratov Oblast Populated places established in 1890 {{SaratovOblast-geo-stub