Lembarg

Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
53°21′N 19°12′E / 53.350°N 19.200°E / 53.350; 19.200Country PolandVoivodeshipKuyavian-PomeranianCountyBrodnicaGminaJabłonowo PomorskieTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationCBR

Lembarg [ˈlɛmbark] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jabłonowo Pomorskie, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Jabłonowo Pomorskie, 18 km (11 mi) north-west of Brodnica, and 53 km (33 mi) north-east of Toruń.

History

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Lembarg was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2] Local Poles were also among the victims of the massacre in Brzezinki, perpetrated by the German police and Selbstschutz in October 1939, also as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ The Pomeranian Crime 1939. Warsaw: IPN. 2018. p. 42.
  3. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 175.


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