Stanowice, Świdnica County
Stanowice [stanɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Strzegom, 11 km (7 mi) north of Świdnica, and 52 km (32 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
In the final stages of World War II, on 28 January 1945, a German-organized death march of Allied prisoners of war from the Stalag Luft 7 POW camp stopped in the village.
Notable residents
- Carl Wagener (1901–1988), Wehrmacht general
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Stanek, Piotr (2015). "Stalag Luft 7 Bankau i jego ewakuacja na Zachód w styczniu 1945 r.". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). 38. Opole: 66. ISSN 0137-5199.
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