Kaliłów [kaˈlʲiwuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biała Podlaska, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Biała Podlaska and 102 km (63 mi) north-east of the regional capital Lublin.
Kaliłów | |
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Village | |
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  Kaliłów | |
| Coordinates: 52°4′N 23°14′E / 52.067°N 23.233°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Biała Podlaska |
| Gmina | Biała Podlaska |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | LBI |
| Website | www.kalilow.prv.pl |
History
editFollowing the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany. From May to October 1941, the Germans operated the Stalag 307 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[2] About 13,000 of the 140,000 POWs died there, and afterwards the camp was relocated to Dęblin.[2] In January 1943, the Germans pacified the village, murdering 23 inhabitants. It was a reprisal for the residents' aid to the POWs and resistance activities.
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Overmans, Rüdiger; Vogt, Wolfgang (2022). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. pp. 291–292. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.
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