Drzewice Explained

Drzewice
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood of Kostrzyn nad Odrą
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Poland
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lubusz
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Gorzów
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Kostrzyn nad Odrą
Established Title:Within town limits
Established Date:1952
Coordinates:52.6125°N 14.6224°W
Pushpin Map:Poland#Poland Lubusz Voivodeship
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:FGW

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: 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. 408–409. 978-0-253-06089-1.