Krzywonoś Explained

Krzywonoś
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mława
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Szydłowo
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:53.0919°N 20.5136°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Area Code:+48 23
Registration Plate:WML

Krzywonoś pronounced as /pl/ is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szydłowo, within Mława County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1]

World War II

Following the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, in the winter of 1940 on an area of a vast military training range was built by prisoners of the Soldau concentration camp nearby. Some fifteen villages around Krzywonoś were completely dismantled to make room for it.[2] It was known as the Truppenübungsplatz "Mielau", nicknamed the New Berlin. The facility was used by the Nazis for repairing and refitting army tanks in Operation Barbarossa, and for testing anti-tank weapons and artillery.[3]

The Polish settlements destroyed to make room for the new range included Nosarzewo, Dębsk, Nieradowo, Marianowo, Pawłowo, Kluszewo, Garlino, Zalesie, Żarnow, Zawady, Wiksin, Rąbierz, Kołakow, Budy, and Niemyje. Some were never rebuilt.[3] Similar Nazi German military ranges in occupied Poland included the SS-Truppenübungsplatz Heidelager located in Pustków and the SS-Truppenübungsplatz Westpreußen located in Dziemiany.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Witold Kaczynski, Pozycja Mława. Zarys historyczny. Fortyfikacje.net
  3. Web site: Nosarzewo Borowe : Truppenübungsplatz "Mielau" . Wydawnictwo Demart publishing . Polska Niezwykła Mazowieckie (przewodnik) . 2012-06-05 . 1 August 2014 . Praca Zbiorowa . Polish.