Moskwin [ˈmɔskfin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wyszki, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Wyszki, 22 km (14 mi) west of Bielsk Podlaski, and 37 km (23 mi) south-west of the regional capital Białystok.

Moskwin
Village
Moskwin is located in Poland
Moskwin
Moskwin
Coordinates: 52°50′N 22°54′E / 52.833°N 22.900°E / 52.833; 22.900
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyBielsk
GminaWyszki
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationBBI
Voivodeship road

History

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Monkiewicz, Waldemar; Krętowski, Józef (1986). "Zbrodnie hitlerowskie na ludziach chorych i niepełnosprawnych". Białostocczyzna (in Polish). No. 1. Białystok: Białostockie Towarzystwo Naukowe. p. 25.