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Abandoned village in Poland Former village in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Barkniewko
Former village
Barkniewko is located in PolandBarkniewkoBarkniewko
Coordinates: 53°31′55″N 16°43′1″E / 53.53194°N 16.71694°E / 53.53194; 16.71694
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian
CountySzczecinek
GminaBorne Sulinowo
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationZSZ

Barkniewko () is an abandoned village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.

History

During World War II, Nazi Germany operated three prisoner-of-war camps in the village, first Stalag 302 for regular soldiers from August 1941 to early 1942, then Stalag 351, also for regular soldiers, from June to December 1944, and the Oflag 65 prisoner-of-war camp for Serbian officers from September 1944 to January 1945.

References

  1. 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. 221, 284, 353. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.
Gmina Borne Sulinowo
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