Moskwin Explained

Moskwin
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bielsk
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Wyszki
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:52.8333°N 76°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:BBI
Blank Name Sec2:Voivodeship road

Moskwin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wyszki, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6km (04miles) west of Wyszki, 220NaN0 west of Bielsk Podlaski, and 370NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Białystok.

History

During 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. pl.
  2. Monkiewicz. Waldemar. Krętowski. Józef. 1986. Zbrodnie hitlerowskie na ludziach chorych i niepełnosprawnych. Białostocczyzna. pl. Białostockie Towarzystwo Naukowe. Białystok. 1. 25.