Goworowo, Płońsk County
Village in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
52°26′N 20°26′E / 52.433°N 20.433°E / 52.433; 20.433Goworowo [ɡɔvɔˈrɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Czerwińsk nad Wisłą, within Płońsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] Olympian Kazimierz Suchorzewski was born here.[2]
History
During the invasion of Poland, a member of the SS-Artillerie-Standarte and an Army Feldgendarme executed 50 Jews in the village.[3] The local German Army commander ordered a court-martial, with the prosecutor demanding the death penalty. The charges were however dropped following intense pressure from Himmler.[3]
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ "Kazimierz Suchorzewski". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ a b Stein 2002, p. 30.
Bibliography
- Stein, George (2002) [1966]. The Waffen-SS: Hitler's Elite Guard at War 1939–1945. Cerberus Publishing. ISBN 978-1841451008.
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Gmina Goworowo
- Borki
- Brzeźno
- Brzeźno-Kolonia
- Cisk
- Czarnowo
- Czernie
- Damięty
- Daniłowo
- Dzbądzek
- Gierwaty
- Góry
- Goworówek
- Grabowo
- Grodzisk
- Jawory-Podmaście
- Jawory-Wielkopole
- Jemieliste
- Józefowo
- Jurgi
- Kaczka
- Kobylin
- Kruszewo
- Kunin
- Lipianka
- Ludwinowo
- Michałowo
- Nogawki
- Pasieki
- Pokrzywnica
- Pokrzywnica-Kolonia
- Ponikiew Duża
- Ponikiew Mała
- Ponikiew Mała-Kolonia
- Rębisze-Działy
- Rębisze-Kolonia
- Rębisze-Parcele
- Stare Jawory
- Struniawy
- Szarłat
- Szczawin
- Wólka Brzezińska
- Wólka Kunińska
- Żabin
- Zaorze
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