Olszanka, Gmina Kraśniczyn
Village in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
50°53′44″N 23°28′11″E / 50.89556°N 23.46972°E / 50.89556; 23.46972
PolandOlszanka [ɔlˈʂaŋka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kraśniczyn, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1]
History
During the German occupation (World War II), on 5 June 1944, the village was pacified by the occupiers. Some 100 Polish men, women and children were massacred in reprisal for their support for the Polish resistance movement. There is a memorial in the village.
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
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