Barkniewko

Barkniewko
Barkniewko
Former village
	Barkniewko
	Coordinates: 53°31′55″N 16°43′1″E / 53.53194°N 16.71694°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Szczecinek
Gmina	Borne Sulinowo
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	ZSZ

Barkniewko [barkˈɲɛfkɔ] is an abandoned village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.

History

During World War II, Nazi Germany operated three prisoner-of-war camps in the village, first Stalag 302 for regular soldiers from August 1941 to early 1942, then Stalag 351, also for regular soldiers, from June to December 1944, and the Oflag 65 prisoner-of-war camp for Serbian officers from September 1944 to January 1945.^[1]

References

^ 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. pp. 221, 284, 353. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.

[1] 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. pp. 221, 284, 353. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.

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