Drzewice

For the village in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, see Drzewice, Greater Poland Voivodeship.
Drzewice
Neighbourhood of Kostrzyn nad Odrą
Drzewice
Drzewice
Coordinates: 52°36′45″N 14°37′21″E / 52.61252°N 14.62238°E / 52.61252; 14.62238
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLubusz
CountyGorzów
TownKostrzyn nad Odrą
Within town limits1952
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationFGW

Drzewice is the north-western borough (osiedle) of the town of Kostrzyn nad Odrą in western Poland.

During World War II, the Stalag III-C German prisoner-of-war camp for Polish, French, British, Serbian, Belgian, Italian, American and Soviet prisoners of war was located there.[1] In 1945, the camp was liberated by the Soviet army, however, Soviet troops killed some American POWs mistaking them for enemy troops.[1]

References

  1. ^ 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. 408–409. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.


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