Lipniak-Majorat | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Memorial to Poles murdered by the Germans in Lipniak-Majorat in 1944 | |
| Coordinates:52°45′51″N21°39′18″E / 52.76417°N 21.65500°E /52.76417; 21.65500 | |
| Country | |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Wyszków |
| Gmina | Długosiodło |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | WWY |
Lipniak-Majorat[ˈlipɲak maˈjɔrat] is avillage in the administrative district ofGmina Długosiodło, withinWyszków County,Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1]
During theGerman occupation of Poland (World War II), on September 2, 1944, German troops carried out a massacre of around 450Poles, including many women and children, in the village. It was one of severalpacifications perpetrated in the area in retaliation for German losses suffered in the battles ofJarząbka and Pecynka, which were fought nearby against the PolishHome Army.[2]
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