| Krasowo-Częstki | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Total Type: | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Podlaskie |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wysokie Mazowieckie |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Nowe Piekuty |
| Coordinates: | 52.8528°N 22.6814°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Registration Plate: | BWM |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Voivodeship roads |
Krasowo-Częstki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Piekuty, within Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1]
See main article: Krasowo-Częstki massacre. Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was first occupied by the Soviet Union until 1941, and then by Germany until 1944. On 13 July 1943, a battle between the German gendarmerie and a unit of the Polish Home Army was fought near the village. On 17 July 1943, Nazi Germans pacified the village, murdering 257 Polish citizens, including 83 children under the age of 17, and burning down their properties.[2] This was the triggering event for the Raid on Mittenheide.