A Jewish presence in Wieluń was recorded from the early part of the 16th century (1537). Before World War II (1939–1945), Wielun had a large Jewish community...
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is located within the Łódź Voivodeship. Wieluń is a capital of the historical Wieluń Land. Wieluń has a long and rich history. In the past, it used to...
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The history of the Jews in Poland dates back at least 1,000 years. For centuries, Poland was home to the largest and most significant Ashkenazi Jewish...
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The history of Jews in Kraków dates back to the 13th century, marking the beginning of a long and complex presence in the city. By 1312, Jews were not...
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Yiddish. With the German occupation in World War II, a Nazi ghetto was established for the Jews of Bialystok. During the last stages of the ghetto's existence...
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Following the establishment of the Second Polish Republic after World War I and during the interwar period, the number of Jews in the country grew rapidly...
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Polish Jews were the primary victims of the Nazi Germany-organized Holocaust in Poland. Throughout the German occupation of Poland, Jews were rescued...
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from the rest of the city. Under Polish rule, Jews acquired limited rights in the city in the 16th and 17th centuries and after the city's 1793 incorporation...
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The history of the Jews in 19th-century Poland covers the period of Jewish-Polish history from the dismemberment of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth...
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The 18th century for the Jews of Poland was a tumultuous period as political unrest in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth led to changes in the treatment...
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This article presents the timeline of selected events concerning the history of the Jews in Poland beginning with the formation of the Polish state under...
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The history of the Jews in Poland before the 18th century covers the period of Jewish-Polish history from its origins, roughly until the political and...
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The History of Szczecin (German: Stettin) dates back to the 8th century. Throughout its history the city has been part of Poland, Denmark, Sweden and...
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[Destruction of the City of Wieluń on September 1, 1939]. Przegląd Zachodni (in Polish). 2: 306–307, 312. Piątkowski, Mateusz Jan (2013). "Wieluń – 1 IX 1939...
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German war crimes (redirect from War crimes of Nazi Germany)
bombing of Wieluń, a town where no targets of military value were present. More significantly, the Holocaust of the European Jews, the extermination of millions...
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From the Middle Ages until the Holocaust, Polish Jews comprised an appreciable part of Poland's population. The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, known for...
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Campaign. Many were killed in the Luftwaffe's terror bombing operations, including the bombing of Frampol and Wieluń, bombing of Sulejów. Massive air raids...
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Protestant community, particularly after the Edict of Wieluń (1424). The Protestant movement gained a significant following in Poland and, though Roman Catholicism...
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intended to disrupt the celebrations. History of the Jews in Poland History of the Jews in Poland before the 18th century History of the Jews in 18th-century...
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Działoszyn (category Populated places on the Warta)
in the Wieluń County in the Sieradz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland. During the German invasion of Poland at the beginning...
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destroyed, as were almost all Polish towns; the most notable examples are Golub-Dobrzyń, Krzyżtopór, Wieluń, Krasnystaw, Wawel, Tęczyn, Lanckorona, Pieskowa...
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Luftwaffe (redirect from History of the Luftwaffe (1933–1945))
at the post-World War II Allied war crime trials for the aerial raids. The bombing of Wieluń was an air raid on the Polish town of Wieluń by the Luftwaffe...
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Osjaków (category Villages in Wieluń County)
Osjaków [ɔsˈjakuf] is a city in Wieluń County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina...
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Sieradz Land (category Former administrative regions of Greater Poland)
in the north-east, Lesser Poland in the south-east and in the south, and Wieluń Land in the south-west. It lies at the Warta, on the left bank of Pilica...
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Adelebsen (category Municipalities in Lower Saxony)
"Gmina Wieluń - Miasta partnerskie" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2013-08-03. Guide to the Records of the Adelebsen...
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violence in Poland from 1944 to 1946 preceded and followed the end of World War II in Europe and influenced the postwar history of the Jews and Polish-Jewish...
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Kłobuck (category Cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship)
located on the border of two mesoregions: Wieluń Upland and Krzepice Slip, which form a part of Wieluń-Woźniki Upland. Kłobuck is located by the Biała Oksza...
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Easter Pogrom (category Polish history stubs)
occupied by the Germans in World War II. The incident was provoked by an allegation of a murder of a child who had stolen from Jews. The story caused...
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Krzepice (category Sites of Nazi war crimes during the Invasion of Poland)
Częstochowa (to the south-east) via National road 43. A bypass of the town was opened in 2009. Krzepice is linked by rail to Wieluń and Katowice, with...
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General Government (redirect from Area of state interests of Germany)
living in the General Government were subject to forced labor. Parts of Warsaw and several towns (Wieluń, Sulejów, Frampol) were destroyed during the Polish-German...
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