Moskwin [ˈmɔskfin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wyszki, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1]
Moskwin | |
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Village | |
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  Moskwin | |
| Coordinates: 52°50′N 22°54′E / 52.833°N 22.900°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Bielsk |
| Gmina | Wyszki |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | BBI |
| Voivodeship road |  |
History
editDuring the German invasion of Poland at the start of World War II, on September 14, 1939, German troops of the 3rd Panzer Division carried out a massacre of nine local Poles, including one deaf-mute man and one intellectually disabled man (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[2]
References
edit- ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ↑ Monkiewicz, Waldemar; Krętowski, Józef (1986). "Zbrodnie hitlerowskie na ludziach chorych i niepełnosprawnych". Białostocczyzna (in Polish). No. 1. Białystok: Białostockie Towarzystwo Naukowe. p. 25.
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