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Czarne

Czarne is a town in powiat Człuchów of Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland. It was previously called Hammerstein during the period of 1772-1920. when it was in West Prussia. In the late 1800s the Prussian army built a large training ground (Übungsplatz) there. In World War I the German army used it for a large Prisoner-of-war camp for Russian prisoners. In World War II it was the site of the notorious Stalag II-B in which tens of thousands, mainly Soviet prisoners, died from disease, mistreatment and malnutrition.Population: 6,053 (2000).

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czarne

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  • Rzutnia Granatow Bojowych LWP, Mikołaj Neumann (guest) wrote 11 years ago:
    Może po roku 1966 przerobiono obiekt na rzutnię granatów. Ja od jesieni 1965 do wiosny 1966 usprawniłem tą strzelnicę dla czołgów z kołyskami, ruchomymi tarczami i wieżyczką do sterowania. Zastępcą dowódcy pułku ds. liniowych był wówczas mjr Perkowski. Tyle pamietam.
53°40'17"N   16°55'24"E
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