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Niedrzwica Duża
Niedrzwica Duża [ɲɛdʐˈvit͡sa ˈduʐa] is a village in Lublin County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[2] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Niedrzwica Duża. It lies approximately 20 km (12 mi) south-west of the regional capital Lublin. HistoryIn 1827, Niedrzwica Duża had a population of 674.[3] According to the 1921 census, the village with the adjacent colony and railway settlement had a population of 1,658, 98.4% Polish and 1.5% Jewish.[4] Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany. A local unit of the Home Army resistance organization was established.[5] Activities included intelligence, sabotage and an attack on a Baudienst camp in nearby Zemborzyce.[5] In 1944, it took part in the Operation Tempest.[6] In 1944, the village was occupied by the Soviet Union, and the NKVD launched a raid on the Polish resistance.[6] In the village, the Soviets held a show trial of four members of the Polish resistance and sentenced them to death.[6] Other resistance members managed to escape and continued their resistance within the newly formed Freedom and Independence Association.[6] Faced with many losses, they eventually decided to escape under false names through Czechoslovakia to the American-occupied zone of Germany.[6] They were caught by the Czechs at the border and returned to Poland.[6] After returning to Niedrzwica, they continued their resistance, however, they soon relocated to Jelenia Góra and Rybnica, and continued their resistance there.[7] TransportThe S19 highway passes through Niedrzwica Duża, and there is a railway station in the village. References
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