Żagań

Żagań (French and Sagan, Zahań, Zaháň, Saganum) is a town on the Bóbr river in western Poland, with 26,253 inhabitants (2010). ^[1]

Adolf Engler

Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler (25 March 1844 – 10 October 1930) was a German botanist.

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Adrian Rakowski

Adrian Rakowski (born 7 October 1990) is a Polish football player who plays as a midfielder in Podbeskidzie.

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Al Hake

Al Hake (30 June 1916 – 31 March 1944), was an Australian Supermarine Spitfire pilot who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Alfred Burke Thompson (1915 in Penetanguishene, Ontario – 1985 in Penetanguishene), was a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force, the first Canadian taken prisoner in World War II, and a survivor of Stalag Luft III escape.

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Alfred Pelldram

Alfred Leopold Robert Moritz Pelldram (1847 – 22 February 1906) was a German diplomat who served as the Consul-General for Australia, Resident Minister to Haiti and Minister to Venezuela.

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Antoni Kiewnarski

Antoni Wladyslaw Kiewnarski (26 January 1899 – 31 March 1944) known as “Tony” was a Polish Vickers Wellington bomber “Observer and Captain” flying from England when he was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Żagań

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Żagań, Poland, is a Gothic church built between the fourteenth and second-half of the fifteenth century.

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Autobahn

The Autobahn (plural) is the federal controlled-access highway system in Germany.

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Łukasz Garguła

Łukasz Garguła (born 25 February 1981 in Żagań, Poland) is a Polish footballer who plays for Miedź Legnica as a central midfielder.

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Ścinawa

Ścinawa (Steinau an der Oder) is a town and municipality on the Oder river in the Lower Silesian region of Poland.

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Śliwnik

Śliwnik (Schadendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Małomice, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Żagań County

Żagań County (powiat żagański) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland.

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Żaganiec

Żaganiec (Hermsdorf bei Sagan) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iłowa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Żelisław, Lubusz Voivodeship

Żelisław (Silber) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Małomice, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Balthasar of Żagań

Balthasar, Duke of Żagań (Baltazar żagański; – Przewóz, 15 July 1472), was a Duke of Żagań-Przewóz since 1439 (with his brothers as co-rulers until 1449), from 1449 Duke of Żagań.

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Barbara Jaracz

Barbara Jaracz (born 8 June 1977), née Grabarska, is a Poland chess Woman Grandmaster (2007).

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Battle of Kay

The Battle of Kay (Schlacht bei Kay), also referred to as the Battle of Sulechów, Battle of Züllichau, or Battle of Paltzig, was an engagement fought on 23 July 1759 during the Seven Years' War.

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Bóbr

Bóbr (Bobr, Bober) is a river which runs through the north of the Czech Republic and the southwest of Poland, a left tributary of the Oder.

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Berlin Görlitzer Bahnhof

Görlitzer Bahnhof was the name of the Berlin railway terminus for the mainline link between the capital, Cottbus in Brandenburg and Görlitz in Lower Silesia (since 1945 Saxony).

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Berlin–Wrocław railway

The Berlin–Wrocław railway (Niederschlesisch-Märkische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, roughly translating as "Lower Silesian-Marcher Railway", NME) was a German private railway that connected Berlin (then capital of the March of Brandenburg, Mark Brandenburg) and Wrocław (in Lower Silesia, then part of Prussia, and called Breslau in German, now in Poland).

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Bernard of Niemodlin

Bernard of Niemodlin (Bernard Niemodliński; b. 1374/78 – d. 2/4 April 1455), was a Duke of Strzelce and Niemodlin during 1382–1400 (with his brothers as co-rulers), Duke of Opole during 1396–1400 (with his brother as co-ruler), from 1400 until 1450 sole ruler over Strzelce and Niemodlin, from 1401 ruler over Olesno and Lubliniec, from 1420 ruler over Prudnik and in 1424 ruler over Głogówek, during 1434–1450 ruler over Kluczbork and Byczyna and from 1450 ruler over only Olesno.

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Bertram James

Bertram Arthur "Jimmy" James, MC, RAF (17 April 1915 – 18 January 2008) was a British survivor of The Great Escape.

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Biernatów, Lubusz Voivodeship

Biernatów (Baierhaus) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szprotawa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Bobrowice, Żagań County

Bobrowice (Boberwitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szprotawa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Bobrzany

Bobrzany (Girbigsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Małomice, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Bolesław Drobner

Bolesław Drobner (born 28 June 1883 in Kraków, died 31 March 1968 in Kraków) was a Polish politician.

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Bolesław of Oleśnica

Bolesław of Oleśnica (Bolesław oleśnicki; c. 1295 – before 23 April 1321), was a Duke of Żagań, Ścinawa, etc., during 1309-1312 (with his brothers as co-rulers), Duke of Oleśnica, Namysłów, Gniezno and Kalisz during 1312-1313 (with his brother as co-ruler), Duke of Gniezno during 1313-1314 (alone) and Duke of Oleśnica since 1313 until his death (alone).

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Bolko IV of Opole

Bolko IV of Opole (Bolko IV Opolski; 1363/67 – 6 May 1437), was a Duke of Strzelce and Niemodlin during 1382–1400 (with his brothers as co-rulers), Duke of Opole from 1396 (until 1400 with his brother as co-ruler, except Olesno).

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Borowe, Lubusz Voivodeship

Borowe (German Burau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iłowa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Borowina, Lubusz Voivodeship

Borowina (Hartau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szprotawa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Boson de Talleyrand-Périgord

Charles Guillaume Frédéric Boson de Talleyrand-Périgord (16 May 1832 – 21 February 1910), prince of Sagan (from 1845), duke of Sagan and duke of Talleyrand (from 1898) was a famous French dandy, and the grandson of Dorothea von Biron.

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Brian Evans (RAF officer)

Brian Herbert Evans (14 February 1920 – 31 March 1944), was a Royal Air Force bomber pilot who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Brigitte Zimmermann

Brigitte Zimmermann (born 22 May 1939) is a German journalist.

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Brzeźnica, Żagań County

Brzeźnica (Briesnitz) is a village in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Buczek, Lubusz Voivodeship

Buczek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szprotawa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Bukowica

Bukowica (German: Bockwitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Niegosławice, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Bukowiczka

Bukowiczka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Niegosławice, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Bukowina Bobrzańska

Bukowina Bobrzańska (Buchwald bei Sagan) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żagań, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Casimir II, Duke of Cieszyn

Casimir II of Cieszyn (Kazimierz II cieszyński, Kazimír II., Kasimir II.) (– 13 December 1528) was a Duke of Cieszyn since 1477, ruler over Koźle during 1479–1509, since 1493 ruler over Wołów, over Pszczyna during 1498–1517, from 1506 over Opava, Duke of Głogów since 1506 (for life).

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Casimir III the Great

Casimir III the Great (Kazimierz III Wielki; 30 April 1310 – 5 November 1370) reigned as the King of Poland from 1333 to 1370.

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Charles Piers Egerton Hall

Charles Piers Egerton Hall, nicknamed Chaz Hall The Fifty (25 July 1918 compiled by USAF 392nd Bomber Group Association – 30 March 1944) was a British pilot who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Chichy

Chichy (Kunzendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Małomice, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Chotków

Chotków (Hertwigswaldau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brzeźnica, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Chrobrów

Chrobrów (Petersdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żagań, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Cieciszów

Cieciszów (Zeisdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szprotawa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Constantine, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen

Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Konstantin Hermann Thassilo of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (16 February 1801 in Schloss Sagan, Sagan, Silesia, Prussia – 3 September 1869 in Schloss Polnisch Nettkow, Grünberg, Silesia, Prussia) was the last Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen.

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Coverage of Google Street View

Google Street View was first introduced in the United States on May 25, 2007, and until November 26, 2008, featured camera icon markers, each representing at least one major city or area (such as a park), and usually the other nearby cities, towns, suburbs, and parks.

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Czarni Żagań

MKS Czarni Żagań is a football team from Żagań, Poland, founded in 1957.

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Czech exonyms

The following is a list of Czech exonyms, that is to say names for places that do not speak Czech that have been adapted to Czech phonological system and spelling rules, or are simply native names from ancient times.

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Czerna, Żagań County

Czerna (Nazi-German: Hammerfeld; until 1936: Tschirndorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iłowa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Czerwieńsk

Czerwieńsk (Rothenburg an der Oder) is a town in Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,152 inhabitants (2005).

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Czesław Piątas

Gen. Czesław Piątas (born 20 March 1946) is a Polish general, former Chief of General Staff of the Polish Army.

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Czyżówek

Czyżówek (Gräflich Zeisau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iłowa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Długie, Żagań County

Długie (Langheinersdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szprotawa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Dennis Cochran

Dennis Herbert Cochran (13 August 1921 – 31 March 1944), was an officer in the Royal Air Force and member of a British Armstrong Whitworth Whitley bomber crew who was shot down and taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Dobre nad Kwisą

Dobre nad Kwisą (Dober-Pause) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żagań, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Dorothea von Medem

(Anna Charlotte) Dorothea von Medem (3 February 1761 – 20 August 1821) was born a Gräfin (Countess) of the noble German Baltic Medem family and later became Duchess of Courland (a Baltic region).

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Douglas Bader

Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, (21 February 1910 – 5 September 1982) was a Royal Air Force flying ace during the Second World War.

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Douglas Wilson (RAAF officer)

Group Captain Douglas Ernest Lancelot "Del" Wilson (1 December 1898 – 2 August 1950) was a senior officer of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II.

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Duchy of Żagań

The Duchy of Żagań (Księstwo Żagańskie, Zaháňské knížectví) or Duchy of Sagan (Herzogtum Sagan) was one of the duchies of Silesia ruled by the Silesian Piasts.

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Duchy of Głogów

The Duchy of Głogów (Księstwo głogowskie, Hlohovské knížectví) or Duchy of Glogau (Herzogtum Glogau) was one of the Duchies of Silesia ruled by the Silesian Piasts.

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Duke of Silesia

The Duke of Silesia was the sons and descendants of the Polish Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth.

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Duns

Duns (historically Dunse) is a town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland.

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Dybów, Lubusz Voivodeship

Dybów (Diebau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żagań, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Dziećmiarowice

Dziećmiarowice (Dittersdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szprotawa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Dzietrzychowice

Dzietrzychowice (Dittersbach) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żagań, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Dzikowice

Dzikowice (Ebersdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szprotawa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Edgar Humphreys

Edgar Spottiswoode Humphreys (5 December 1914 – 31 March 1944), known as Hunk, was a British Bristol Blenheim bomber pilot who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Eric Williams (writer)

Eric Williams MC (13 July 1911 – 24 December 1983) was an English writer and former Second World War RAF pilot and prisoner of war (POW) who wrote several books dealing with his escapes from prisoner-of-war camps, most famously in his 1949 novel The Wooden Horse, made into a 1950 movie of the same name.

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Ernst Christoph von Nassau

Ernst Christoph von Nassau, sometimes called Christoph Ernst, (1686 in Hartmannsdorf (Jaczków) near Glogau–19 November 1755 in Sagan) was a Prussian general lieutenant and knight of the Black Eagle Order.

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Ernst Valenta

Arnošt Valenta (25 October 1912 – 31 March 1944) was a Czechoslovak Army officer who became a Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve radio operator.

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Escape tunnel

An escape tunnel is a form of secret passage used as part of an escape from siege or captivity.

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Ewell Ross McCright

Ewell Ross McCright (4 December 1917 – 24 April 1990) of Benton, Saline County, Arkansas was a captain in the United States Air Force during World War II who was famous for maintaining secret journals detailing information about fellow prisoners of war while held captive in a German prison camp.

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Family of Gediminas

The family of Gediminas is a group of family members of Gediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania (ca. 1275–1341), who interacted in the 14th century.

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February 1945

The following events occurred in February 1945.

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Football in occupied Poland (1939–45)

On September 1, 1939, the armed forces of Nazi Germany invaded Poland from the west initiating World War II.

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Frank McKenna (RAF officer)

Frank McKenna OBE (28 February 1906 – 14 February 1994), was a British Royal Air Force service police detective, deputy to Wilfred Bowes who ran the Special Investigation Branch investigation into the murders of recaptured officers who had escaped in the 'Great Escape' from Stalag Luft III in March 1944.

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Frederick Haberman

Frederick Haberman (born Frederick Habermann 18 Jul 1881 in Sagan, Germany - 1944) was a German-Canadian-American historian, theologian, lecturer and publisher.

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Friedrich Wilhelm von Lindeiner-Wildau

Friedrich-Wilhelm Franz Max Erdmann Gustav von Lindeiner genannt von Wildau (12 December 1880 – 22 May 1963) was a German Staff Officer of the Luftwaffe during World War II best known today as the commandant of Stalag Luft III, famous for a prisoner escape depicted in the movie The Great Escape.

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George McGill (RCAF officer)

George Edward McGill (14 April 1918 – 31 March 1944), was a Royal Canadian Air Force officer, the observer (navigator) of a Vickers Wellington bomber, who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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German exonyms (Lubusz Voivodeship)

This is a list of German language place names in Poland, now exonyms for towns and villages in the Lubusz Voivodeship.

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Gmina Żagań

Gmina Żagań is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Gmina Żary

Gmina Żary is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Gmina Brzeźnica, Lubusz Voivodeship

Gmina Brzeźnica is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Gmina Iłowa

Gmina Iłowa is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Gmina Małomice

Gmina Małomice is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Gmina Niegosławice

Gmina Niegosławice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Gmina Szprotawa

Gmina Szprotawa is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Gmina Wymiarki

Gmina Wymiarki is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Gościeszowice

Gościeszowice (German: Giesmannsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Niegosławice, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Google Street View in Europe

In Europe, Google Street View began on 2 July 2008 with the route of Tour de France being covered in parts of France and Italy.

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Gordon Brettell

Edward Gordon Brettell (19 March 1915 – 29 March 1944), known as Gordon Brettell, was a British Spitfire fighter pilot who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Gordon Kidder

Gordon Arthur Kidder (9 December 1914 – 29 March 1944), was a Royal Canadian Air Force officer, the navigator of a Vickers Wellington bomber, who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Gorzupia Dolna

Gorzupia Dolna ((Nieder Gorpe) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żagań, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north of Żagań and south-west of Zielona Góra. Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

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Gozdnica

Gozdnica (Freiwaldau) is a town in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,804 inhabitants (2004).

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Grotów, Żary County

Grotów (Gräfenhain) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lipinki Łużyckie, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Gryżyce, Lubusz Voivodeship

Gryżyce (Greisitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żagań, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Halldor Espelid

Halldor Espelid (6 October 1920 – 29 March 1944), known as "Harold" was a Norwegian Supermarine Spitfire pilot who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Hannes Trautloft

Johannes "Hannes" Trautloft (3 March 1912 – 11 January 1995) was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1932 until the end of the war and in the German Air Force from 1957–70.

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Harold Milford

Harold John Milford (16 August 1914 – 6 April 1944), was a British Douglas Boston medium bomber observer who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Harriet Hunt

Harriet Vaughan Hunt (born 4 February 1978 in Oxford) is an English chess player and four times British Ladies' champion.

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Harry Day

Group Captain Harry Melville Arbuthnot Day GC, DSO, OBE (3 August 1898 – 11 March 1977) was a Royal Marine and later an RAF pilot during the Second World War.

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Heart of Europe Bio-Crystallography Meeting

The Heart of Europe Bio-Crystallography Meeting (short HEC-Meeting) is an annual academic conference on structural biology, in particular protein crystallography.

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Hedwig of Legnica

Hedwig of Legnica (Jadwiga Legnicka) (ca. 1351 – 1 August 1409) was a Polish princess and member of the Piast dynasty, in the Legnica branch.

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Hedwig of Sagan

Hedwig of Sagan (Jadwiga żagańska; before 1350 – 27 March 1390) was Queen of Poland as the fourth wife of Casimir III.

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Heinkel He 162

The Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger (German, "People's Fighter"), the name of a project of the Emergency Fighter Program design competition, was a German single-engine, jet-powered fighter aircraft fielded by the Luftwaffe in World War II.

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Heinrich Hoffmann (sport shooter)

Heinrich Hoffmann (born 20 February 1869, date of death unknown) was a German sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

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Heinrich Laehr

Heinrich Laehr (10 March 1820 – 18 August 1905) was a German psychiatrist born in Sagan, Silesia.

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Henri Picard

Henri Picard (17 April 1916 – 29 March 1944), was a Belgian Supermarine Spitfire pilot who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Henry Birkland

Henry Birkland (16 August 1917 – 31 March 1944), was a Canadian Spitfire pilot who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Henry III, Duke of Głogów

Henry III (I) of Głogów (Henryk III głogowski) (1251/60 – 3 December 1309) was a Duke of Głogów (Glogau) from 1274 to his death and also Duke of parts of Greater Poland during 1306–1309.

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Henry IV the Faithful

Henry IV (II) the Faithful (– 22 January 1342) was a Duke of Żagań and parts of Greater Poland from 1309 until 1317 (with his brothers in all the lands except Głogów in different divisions among them), Duke of Głogów from 1318 until 1321 (with his brother as co-ruler) and sole ruler over Żagań from 1321 until his death.

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Henry V of Iron

Henry V (III) of Iron (Henryk V Żelazny; – after 8 April 1369), was a Duke of Żagań since 1342, from 1349 Duke of half-Głogów, and from 1363 Duke of half-Ścinawa.

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Henry VI the Older

Henry VI (IV) the Older (Henryk VI Starszy) (bef. 1345 – 5 December 1393) was a Duke of Żagań-Głogów since 1368 (with his brothers as co-rulers until 1378).

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Henry VII Rumpold

Henry VII (V) Rumpold also known as the Middle or the Greater (Henryk VII Rumpold or Średni, Większy; b. ca. 1350 – d. 24 December 1395), was a Duke of Żagań-Głogów during 1368–1378 (as a co-ruler with his brothers) and since 1378 ruler over half of Głogów, Ścinawa and Bytom Odrzański.

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Henry VIII the Sparrow

Henry VIII (VI) the Sparrow (Henryk VIII Wróbel) (– 14 March 1397) was a Duke of Żagań–Głogów during 1368–1378 (as a co-ruler with his brothers), from 1378 ruler over Zielona Góra, Szprotawa, Kożuchów, Przemków and Sulechów, and since 1395 ruler over half of Głogów, Ścinawa and Bytom Odrzański.

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Henry X Rumpold

Henry X Rumpold, Duke of Żagań also known as the Younger (Henryk X Rumpold or Młodszy; b. ca. 1390 – d. 18 January 1423), was a Duke of Żagań-Głogów during 1397-1412 (as co-ruler of his brothers) and since 1412 ruler over Głogów (as co-ruler of his brother).

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Henry XI of Głogów

Henry XI of Głogów (Henryk XI Głogowski) (ca. 1435 – 22 February 1476) was a Duke of Głogów (including half of Głogów, Szprotawa, Krosno Odrzańskie, Świebodzin, Kożuchów and Zielona Góra) and Lubin since 1467.

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Henryk IX Starszy

Henryk IX Starszy (literally Henry IX the Older) (b. probably between 1387 and 1392, d 11 November 1467 in Krosno) was a Duke of Żagań-Głogów during 1397–1412 (as co-ruler of his brother), during 1412–17 ruler over Szprotawa, Krosno Odrzańskie, Świebodzin and half of Głogów (with his brothers as co-rulers), since 1417 ruler over Szprotawa, half of Głogów, since 1420 ruler over Kożuchów and Zielona Góra, from 1430 ruler over Krosno Odrzańskie and Świebodzin and since 1446 Duke of Lubin.

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Henryków, Lubusz Voivodeship

Henryków (Sprottischdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szprotawa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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History of Latvia

The history of Latvia began around 9000 BC with the end of the last glacial period in northern Europe.

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History of Silesia

In the second half of the 2nd millennium B.C. (late Bronze Age) Silesia belonged to the Lusatian culture.

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House of Yusupov

The Yusupovs (r) were a Russian noble family descended from the monarchs of the Nogai Horde, renowned for their immense wealth, philanthropy and art collections in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Iłowa

Iłowa (Halbau) is a town in Żagań County, in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, the administrative seat of the Gmina Iłowa.

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Idol Poland (season 2)

Idol Poland (season 2) was the second season of Idol Poland.

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Ilse Kokula

Ilse Kokula (born January 13, 1944) is a German educator, author and LGBT activist in the field of lesbian life.

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Jabłonów, Lubusz Voivodeship

Jabłonów (Schönbrunn) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brzeźnica, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Jack Grisman

William Jack Grisman (30 August 1914 – 6 April 1944), known as Jack, was a British Vickers Wellington bomber crew member who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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James Catanach

James Catanach (28 November 1921 – 29 March 1944), known as "Jim" or Jimmy, was an Australian Handley Page Hampden bomber pilot who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Jan I of Żagań

Jan I of Żagań (Jan I żagański) (– 12 April 1439) was a Duke of Żagań-Głogów, since 1397 (until 1412 with his brothers as co-rulers), since 1403 Duke of Żagań, Krosno Odrzańskie and Świebodzin (again, until 1412 with his brothers as co-rulers) and since 1412 sole ruler of Żagań and Przewóz.

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Jan II the Mad

Jan II the Mad also known as the Bad, the Wild or the Cruel (Jan II Szalony or Zły or Dziki or Okrutny; 16 April 1435 – 22 September 1504), was a Duke of Żagań-Przewóz since 1439 (with his brothers as co-rulers until 1449), from 1449 Duke of Przewóz (as co-ruler of his younger brother), during 1461–1468 and briefly in 1472 Duke of Żagań and during 1476–1488 Duke of half-Głogów (the Duchy was finally reunited in 1480).

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Jane Bernigau

Gerda "Jane" Bernigau (born 5 October 1908, Sagan, Germany — † 23 March 1992, Musum) was an SS Oberaufseherin in Nazi concentration camps before and during World War II.

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Jankowa Żagańska

Jankowa Żagańska (Hansdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iłowa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Jelenin, Lubusz Voivodeship

Jelenin (Hirschfeldau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żagań, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Jens Müller (pilot)

Jens Einar Müller (30 November 1917 – 30 March 1999) was a Norwegian pilot trained in Little Norway in Canada and POW in the German POW camp called Stalag Luft III.

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Jerzy Mondschein

Jerzy Mondschein (18 March 1909 – 29 March 1944) was a Polish Vickers Wellington bomber Observer (navigator) flying from England when he was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Jimmy Buckley

Lieutenant-Commander James Brian Buckley DSC (c.1905 – 21 March 1943) was a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm pilot who became a notable prisoner of war during the Second World War, and died during an escape attempt on 21 March 1943.

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Jimmy Keddie

James Keddie DFM (16 October 1918 – 20 November 2000) was a British Lancaster bomb aimer who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Joachim of Münsterberg-Oels

Joachim of Münsterberg (Jáchym z Minstrberka, Joachim von Münsterberg or Joachim of Münsterberg-Oels), also: Joachim of Poděbrady (German: Joachim von Podiebrad; Czech: Jáchym z Poděbrad, Joachim Podiebradowicz) (18 January 1503 – 27 December 1562), a member of the Podiebrad family, was Silesian duke of Münsterberg and Oels from 1536 to 1542.

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Johann Ignaz von Felbiger

Johann Ignaz von Felbiger or John Felbinger (1724-1788) was a minister in the Prussian government and Austrian school reformer, pedagogical writer, and canon regular of the Order of St. Augustine, born January 6, 1724, at Gross-Glogau in Silesia.

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Johannes Gouws

Johannes Gouws (13 August 1919 – 29 March 1944), was a fighter pilot from South Africa who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Johannes Kepler

Johannes Kepler (December 27, 1571 – November 15, 1630) was a German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer.

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Johannes Sylvius Egranus

Johannes Sylvius Egranus (born Johannes Wildauer; around 1480, Eger, Bohemia (now Cheb, Czech Republic) – 1553, Böhmisch-Kamnitz, Bohemia (now Česká Kamenice, Czech Republic)) was a German theologian, humanist, reformer and a friend of Martin Luther.

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John Braham (RAF officer)

John Randall Daniel "Bob" Braham, (6 April 1920 – 7 February 1974) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) night fighter pilot and fighter ace during the Second World War.

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John Edwin Ashley Williams

Squadron Leader John Edwin Ashley "Willy" Williams, DFC (6 May 1919 – 29 March 1944) was an Australian air ace during the Second World War.

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John, Duke of Ścinawa

John (Jan Ścinawski; c. 1298 – by 19 May 1365) was a Duke of Żagań, Ścinawa, etc.

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Johnnie Dodge

Major John 'Johnnie' Bigelow Dodge (15 May 1894 – 2 November 1960) also known as 'the Artful Dodger' was an American-born British Army officer who fought in both world wars and became a notable prisoner of war during the Second World War and survived The Great Escape.

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Josef Bryks

Josef Bryks, MBE, (18 March 1916, Lašťany – 11 August 1957, Ostrov nad Ohří) was a Czechoslovak cavalryman and fighter pilot who escaped the German occupation of Czechoslovakia and became a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.

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Joseph Kayll

Joseph Robert Kayll, (12 April 1914 – 3 March 2000) was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War.

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Junkers Ju 87

The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka (from Sturzkampfflugzeug, "dive bomber") is a German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft.

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Kampfgeschwader 55

Kampfgeschwader 55 "Greif" (KG 55 or Battle Wing 55) was a ''Luftwaffe'' bomber unit during World War II.

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Karczówka, Lubusz Voivodeship

Karczówka (Kalkreuth) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brzeźnica, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Karl Gustav Limpricht

Karl Gustav Limpricht (11 July 1834, Eckersdorf near Sagan – 20 October 1902, Breslau) was a German schoolteacher and bryologist.

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Karl Wilhelm Krause

Karl Wilhelm Krause (5 March 1911 – 6 May 2001) was a Waffen-SS officer (SS number: 236,858) who rose to the rank of SS-Hauptsturmführer (captain) during World War II.

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Kazimierz Pawluk

Kazimierz Pawluk (1 July 1906 – 31 March 1944) known as “Kaz” was a Polish Vickers Wellington bomber “Observer and Captain” flying from England when he was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Klików

Klików (Klix) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iłowa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Kocin

Kocin (Klein Kothau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żagań, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Koleje Dolnośląskie

Koleje Dolnośląskie (Polish for Lower Silesian Railways; KD) is a regional rail operator in the Lower Silesian Voivodship of Poland.

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Konin Żagański

Konin Żagański (Kunau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iłowa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Konrad I of Oleśnica

Konrad I of Oleśnica (Konrad I oleśnicki) (– 22 December 1366) was a Duke of Żagań and Ścinawa during 1309–1312 (with his brothers as co-rulers), Duke of Oleśnica, Namysłów, Gniezno and Kalisz during 1312–1313 (with his brother as co-ruler), Duke of Kalisz during 1313–1314 (alone), Duke of Namysłów since 1313 (alone) and Duke of Oleśnica since 1321 until his death (alone).

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Konrad II the Hunchback

Konrad II the Hunchback (Konrad II Garbaty) (1252/65 – 11 October 1304) was Duke of Ścinawa from 1278 to 1284, patriarch of Aquileia in 1299, and Duke of Żagań from 1284 until his death.

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Kowalice

Kowalice (Nikolschmiede is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iłowa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Iłowa, south-west of Żagań, and south of Zielona Góra. Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

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Kreis Sagan

The Kreis Sagan was a district of the German state Prussia from 1816 to 1932 when it was merged with Landkreis Sprottau.

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Kresy

Kresy Wschodnie or Kresy (Eastern Borderlands, or Borderlands) was the Eastern part of the Second Polish Republic during the interwar period constituting nearly half of the territory of the state.

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Krosno Odrzańskie

Krosno Odrzańskie (Crossen an der Oder) is a city on the east bank of Oder River, at the confluence with the Bóbr.

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Krzysztof Wójcik (volleyball)

Krzysztof Wójcik (born October 20, 1960 in Żagań, Poland) is a retired Polish volleyball player.

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Krzywczyce

Krzywczyce (German: Eckartswaldau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Niegosławice, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Kwisa

The Kwisa (Queis) is a river in south-western Poland, a left tributary of the Bóbr, which itself is a left tributary of the Oder river.

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Landkreis Sprottau

The Landkreis Sprottau was a district of the German state Prussia from 1816 to 1945.

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Leonard Henry Trent

Group Captain Leonard Henry Trent (14 April 1915 – 19 May 1986) was a New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross, the most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Leopard 2

The Leopard 2 is a main battle tank developed by Krauss-Maffei in the 1970s for the West German Army.

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Leopold Wilhelm von Dobschütz

Leopold Wilhelm von Dobschütz (1 January 1763 in Brieg, Niederschlesien – 3 February 1836 at Gut Zölling, Kreis Freystadt, prev. Kreis Sagan, Niederschlesien) was a Prussian "general of cavalry", the "hero of Dennewitz" and "liberator of Wittenberg", military governor of the Rhine province and of Breslau.

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Les Long

James Leslie Robert Long (21 February 1915 – 12 April 1944), known as Cookie, was a British Vickers Wellington bomber pilot who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Leslie George Bull

Leslie George Bull (7 August 1916 – 29 March 1944), known as Johnny, Les or Lester Bull, was a British Vickers Wellington bomber pilot who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Leszek Deptuła

Leszek Roman Deptuła (25 February 1953 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish veterinarian and politician, member of the Sejm.

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Leszno Dolne

Leszno Dolne (formerly German Nieder-Leschen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szprotawa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Leszno Górne

Leszno Górne (Ober Leschen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szprotawa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Lewis Naphtali Dembitz

Lewis Naphtali Dembitz (February 3, 1833 – March 11, 1907) was a German American legal scholar.

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List of airports in Poland with paved runways

The following compilation lists all airports in Poland with at least one paved runway (asphalt, concrete or bitumen).

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List of cities and towns in Poland

This page contains a list of cities and towns in Poland, preceded by a table of major Polish cities.

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List of cities with defensive walls

The following cities have or historically had defensive walls.

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List of foods named after people

This is a list of foods and dishes named after people.

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List of Gothic brick buildings in Poland

This list is a part of the international List of Gothic brick buildings.

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List of Historic Monuments (Poland)

Historic Monument (pomnik historii) is one of several categories of objects of cultural heritage (in the singular, zabytek) in Poland.

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List of Imperial German artillery regiments

This is a list of Imperial German artillery regiments before and during World War I. In peacetime, the Imperial German Army included 100 regiments of Field artillery (plus the Lehr instruction unit) and 24 regiments of Foot artillery (plus another Lehr instruction unit) who manned the heavier pieces.

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List of members of the Frankfurt Parliament

On 18 May 1848, elected deputies of the Frankfurt National Assembly gathered in the Kaisersaal and walked solemnly to the Paulskirche to hold the first session of the new Parliament, under its chairman (by seniority) Friedrich Lang.

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List of people from Silesia

This is a list of notable people from Silesia.

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List of Polish cities damaged in World War II

As the German army retreated during the later stages of the Second World War, many of the urban areas of what is now Poland were severely damaged as a result of military action between the retreating forces of the German Wehrmacht and advancing ones of the Soviet Red Army.

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List of Polish counties

The following is an alphabetical list of all 380 county-level entities in Poland.

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List of Polish gminas (Z)

*Gmina Żabia Wola (rural, Grodzisk Mazowiecki County, Masovian Voivodeship, 105.61 km2, 6,347).

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List of postal codes in Poland

The Postal codes in Poland consists of 5 numbers in the following format xy-zzz.

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List of prisoner-of-war camps in Germany

This article is a list of prisoner-of-war camps in Germany (and in German occupied territory) during any conflict.

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List of Soviet Army divisions 1989–91

This article is an (incomplete) listing of Soviet Ground Forces divisions in 1990, and corresponding information about their later status in 2006.

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List of tallest structures in Poland

A list of the tallest structures in Poland.

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List of twin towns and sister cities in Scotland

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Lower Silesian Wilderness

Lower Silesian Wilderness (Polish: Bory Dolnośląskie German: Niederschlesische Heide) is the largest continuous forest of Poland, with total area of 1650 square kilometers.

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Lubartów, Lubusz Voivodeship

Lubartów (Qumälisch) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wymiarki, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Lubiechów, Lubusz Voivodeship

Lubiechów (Liebichau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Małomice, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Lubieszów, Żagań County

Lubieszów (Liebsen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wymiarki, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Lubusz Voivodeship

Lubusz Voivodeship, or Lubusz Province (in Polish, województwo lubuskie), is a voivodeship (province) in western Poland.

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Lutynka

Lutynka (Leuthen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wymiarki, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Małomice

Małomice (Mallmitz) is a town in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,671 inhabitants (2004).

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Maciej Boryna

Maciej Boryna (born 28 March 1974 in Szprotawa/Sprottau) is Polish journalist and scientific researcher, author of many books of Silesian history, founder and director of Regional History Museum F.Matuszkiewicz's in Szprotawa, co-founder and first president of Lower Silesian Forest Institute, state keeper of monuments and nature, alderman in Szprotawa (2006–2010), member in Żagański-District board of directors (since 2010), member of the Sword of Freedom.

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Marcinów, Żagań County

Marcinów (Merzdorf bei Sagan) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brzeźnica, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Margareta of Celje

Margareta of Celje (Margareta von Cilly, Małgorzata Cylejska, Margareta Celjska) (1411 – 22 July 1480) was a noblewoman member of the Slovenian House of Celje and by marriage Duchess of both half Głogów and Ścinawa.

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Marie de Castellane

Princess Marie Radziwill (Marie Dorothée Élisabeth; née Castellane; 19 February 1840, château de Rochecotte10 July 1915) was a French noblewoman, a member of the house of Castellane.

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Mariusz Jurasik

Mariusz Jurasik (born 4 May 1976 in Żagań) is a retired Polish team handball player, who was playing on the Poland national handball team.

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Martin Janus

Martin Janus (also Martin Jahn, Jähn and Jan; c. 1620 – c. 1682) was a German Protestant minister, church musician, hymnwriter, teacher and editor.

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Międzylesie, Żagań County

Międzylesie (Walddorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Niegosławice, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Michael Codner

Second Lieutenant Richard Michael Clinton Codner MC (1920–1952) was a British Second World War prisoner of war, best known for being one of the three men to escape successfully from Stalag Luft III in the escape known as The Wooden Horse.

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Michael James Casey

Michael James Casey (19 February 1918 – 31 March 1944), known as "Mike", was a British Blenheim bomber pilot of Irish descent who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Mycielin, Lubusz Voivodeship

Mycielin (Metschlau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Niegosławice, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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National roads in Poland

National road (Droga krajowa) in Poland refers to a public trunk road controlled by the Polish central government authority, the General Directorship of National Roads and Motorways (Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad).

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Nesthäkchen's Teenage Years

Else Ury's Nesthäkchen is a Berlin doctor's daughter, Annemarie Braun, a slim, golden blond, quintessential German girl.

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Netphen

Netphen is a town in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Neville McGarr

Neville McGarr (24 November 1917 – 6 April 1944), was a fighter pilot from South Africa who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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NewConnect

NewConnect is an alternative stock exchange allowing smaller companies to float shares run by the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

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Niegosławice, Lubusz Voivodeship

Niegosławice; (Waltersdorf) is a village in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Nieradza

Nieradza (Charlottenthal) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żagań, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Nils Fuglesang

Nils Jørgen Fuglesang (7 October 1918 – 29 March 1944), was a Norwegian Supermarine Spitfire pilot who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Northern Group of Forces

The Northern Group of Forces was the military formation of the Soviet Army stationed in Poland from the end of Second World War in 1945 until 1993 when they were withdrawn in the aftermath of the fall of the Soviet Union.

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Nowa Jabłona

Nowa Jabłona (German: Neugabel) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Niegosławice, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Nowa Kopernia

Nowa Kopernia (Küpper) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szprotawa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Nowoszów

Nowoszów (Neuhaus) is an abandoned Market town in the administrative district of Gmina Iłowa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Oder–Neisse line

The Oder–Neisse line (granica na Odrze i Nysie Łużyckiej, Oder-Neiße-Grenze) is the international border between Germany and Poland.

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Oflag 64

Oflag 64 was a World War II German prisoner-of-war camp for officers located at Szubin a few miles south of Bydgoszcz, in Pomorze, Poland, which at that time was occupied by Nazi Germany.

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Operation Atlantic Resolve

Operation Atlantic Resolve are ongoing efforts in response to Russia's actions in Ukraine, mainly the War in Donbass.

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Operation Ramrod 16

Operation Ramrod 16 was a daylight bombing raid undertaken by the RAF against the Hemweg Power Station in Amsterdam.

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Operational Structure of the Polish Land Forces

The full structure of the Polish Land Forces is.

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Ostwind

The Flakpanzer IV "Ostwind" (East Wind in English) was a German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the Panzer IV tank.

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Pasterzowice

Pasterzowice (Hirtendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szprotawa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Patrick Langford

Patrick Wilson "Pat" Langford (4 November 1919 – 31 March 1944), was a Royal Canadian Air Force officer, the pilot instructor aboard a Vickers Wellington bomber, who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Paul Royle

Flight Lieutenant Paul Gordon Royle (17 January 1914 – 23 August 2015) was an Australian Royal Air Force pilot.

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Paul Weiss (mathematician)

Paul Weiss (April 9, 1911 – January 19, 1991) was a German and British mathematician and theoretical physicist, pioneer of canonical quantization of field theories.

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Pawel Tobolski

Pawel "Peter" N. Tobolski (21 March 1906not before 2 April 1944) was a Polish airman who fought in World War II.

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Peter Butterworth

Peter William Shorrocks Butterworth (4 February 1919 – 16 January 1979) was an English comedy actor and comedian, best known for his appearances in the ''Carry On'' series of films.

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Peter von Biron

Peter von Biron (15 February 1724 – 13 January 1800) was the last Duke of Courland and Semigallia, from 1769 to 1795.

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Pożarów, Lubusz Voivodeship

Pożarów (Brennstadt) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żagań, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Poland–United Kingdom relations

British–Polish relations are the foreign relations between the United Kingdom and Poland.

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Polish Land Forces

The Land Forces (Wojska Lądowe) are a military branch of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland.

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Polish organ tablatures

Polish organ tablatures include some of the earliest and most important tablature sources of instrumental music in Europe.

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Polish People's Army order of battle

This article provides formation lists of the Polish People's Army order of battle at various points in history between 1943 and 1989.

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Prince

A prince is a male ruler or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family ranked below a king and above a duke.

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Princess Dorothea of Courland

Dorothea von Biron, Princess of Courland, Duchess of Dino, Talleyrand, and Sagan, known as Dorothée de Courlande or Dorothée de Dino (21 August 1793 – 19 September 1862), was a Baltic German noblewoman.

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Princess Pauline, Duchess of Sagan

Luise Pauline Maria Biron, Princess of Courland, Duchess of Sagan (19 February 1782 – 8 January 1845) was a Princess of Courland by birth and through her marriage to Friedrich Hermann Otto, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen, Pauline was Princess consort of Hohenzollern-Hechingen.

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Princess Wilhelmine, Duchess of Sagan

Katharina Friederike Wilhelmine Benigna, Princess of Courland, Duchess of Sagan (born 8 February 1781 in Mitau, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia; died 29 November 1839 in Vienna, Austrian Empire) was a German noble from the ruling family of Courland and Semigallia (today part of Latvia) and a sovereign Duchess of Sagan.

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Pruszków, Lubusz Voivodeship

Pruszków (Kaltdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żagań, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Przecław, Lubusz Voivodeship

Przecław (Ottendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Niegosławice, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Przemko II of Głogów

Przemko II of Głogów (Przemko II głogowski) (– 11 January 1331) was a Duke of Żagań, Ścinawa, etc., from 1309 to 1321 (with his brothers as co-rulers), Duke of Oleśnica, Namysłów, Gniezno and Kalisz from 1309 to 1312 (with his brothers as co-ruler) and Duke of Głogów starting in 1318 (until 1321 with his brother, then alone).

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Przemko of Ścinawa

Przemko of Ścinawa (Przemko ścinawski) (1255/65 – 26 February 1289) was Duke of Żagań from 1278 to 1284 and Duke of Ścinawa from 1284 until his death.

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Przyborze, Lubusz Voivodeship

Przyborze (Neudorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brzeźnica, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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PT-91 Twardy

The PT-91 Twardy ("resilient") is a Polish main battle tank.

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Pustkowie, Lubusz Voivodeship

Pustkowie (Wiesenwerder) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Niegosławice, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Puszczyków

Puszczyków is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Żagań, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Reginald Kierath

Reginald “Rusty” Kierath (20 February 1915 – 29 March 1944) was an Australian Handley Page Hampden bomber pilot who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Reinhold Röhricht

Gustav Reinhold Röhricht (18 November 1842 – 2 May 1905) was a German historian of the crusades.

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Richard Kunze

Richard Kunze (5 February 1872 in Sagan – May 1945) was a German right-wing politician known for his anti-Semitism.

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Richard M. Scott

Richard M. Scott (April 28, 1918 – January 2, 2005), also known as "Dick Scott", was an American politician, U.S. Air Force pilot, and the former Mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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RMF FM

RMF FM (Radio Muzyka Fakty FM, previously: Radio Małopolska Fun) is the first commercial radio station in Poland.

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Robert Stanford Tuck

Wing Commander Robert Roland Stanford Tuck, (1 July 1916 – 5 May 1987) was a British fighter pilot, flying ace and test pilot.

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Roger Bushell

Squadron Leader Roger Joyce Bushell RAF (30 August 1910 – 29 March 1944) was a South African-born British military aviator, who became famous as the organiser of a mass escape from a German prisoner of war camp in 1944.

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Roland Beamont

Wing Commander Roland Prosper "Bee" Beamont, (10 August 1920 – 19 November 2001) was a British fighter pilot for the Royal Air Force and an experimental test pilot during and after the Second World War.

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Romualdas Marcinkus

Romualdas Marcinkus (22 July 1907 – 29 March 1944) was a Lithuanian pilot.

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Rudawica

Rudawica (German Eisenberg) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żagań, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Rudolf of Żagań

Rudolf of Żagań (Rudolf żagański) (ca. 1418 – 18 September 1454) was a Duke of Żagań-Przewóz since 1439 (with his brothers as co-rulers until 1449), from 1449 Duke of Żagań (as co-ruler of his older brother).

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Rudziny, Lubusz Voivodeship

Rudziny (Reuthau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Niegosławice, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Rupert I of Legnica

Rupert I of Legnica (Ruprecht I Legnicki) (27 March 1347 – by 12 January 1409) was a Duke of Legnica since 1364 until his death, and also regent over half of the Duchy of Głogów-Żagań during 1397–1401.

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Sagan

Sagan may refer to.

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Saint-Omer

Saint-Omer (Sint-Omaars) is a commune in France.

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Sandy Gunn

Alastair Donald Mackintosh "Sandy" Gunn (27 September 1919 – 6 April 1944), was a British Supermarine Spitfire photo reconnaissance pilot who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Siecieborzyce

Siecieborzyce (Rückersdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szprotawa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Sieraków, Lubusz Voivodeship

Sieraków (Zirkau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szprotawa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Silesian architecture

Silesian architecture is the name given to the constructions made in Silesia throughout time, and those by Silesian architects worldwide.

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Silesian Piasts

The Silesian Piasts were the elder of four lines of the Polish Piast dynasty beginning with Władysław II the Exile (1105–1159), eldest son of Duke Bolesław III of Poland.

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Silno Małe

Silno Małe (Klein Sälten) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wymiarki, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Stalag

In Germany, stalag was a term used for prisoner-of-war camps.

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Stalag Luft III

Stalag Luft III (Stammlager Luft III; literally "Main Camp, Air, III"; SL III) was a Luftwaffe-run prisoner of war (POW) camp during World War II, which held captured Western Allied air force personnel.

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Stalag VII-A

Stalag VII-A (in full: Kriegsgefangenen-Mannschafts-Stammlager VII-A) was Germany's largest prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, located just north of the town of Moosburg in southern Bavaria.

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Stalag VIII-B

Stalag VIII-B Lamsdorf was a German Army prisoner of war camp, later renumbered Stalag-344, located near the small town of Lamsdorf (now called Łambinowice) in Silesia.

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Stalag VIII-C

Stalag VIII-C was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp, near Sagan, Germany, (now Żagań, Poland).

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Stalag VIII-E

Stalag VIII-E (also known as Stalag 308) was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp located next to the village of Neuhammer, Silesia (now Świętoszów, Poland).

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Stanisław Król

Stanisław "Danny" Król (22 March 1916 – 12 April 1944), known as "Danny", was a Polish Supermarine Spitfire fighter pilot flying from England when he was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Stara Jabłona

Stara Jabłona (Altgabel) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Niegosławice, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Stara Kopernia

Stara Kopernia (Küpper) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żagań, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Stary Żagań

Stary Żagań (Alt Sagan) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żagań, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Sucha Dolna, Lubusz Voivodeship

Sucha Dolna (Nieder Zauche) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Niegosławice, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Sulechów

Sulechów (Züllichau) is a town located within the Zielona Góra County, in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland.

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Sydney Dowse

Flight Lieutenant Sydney Hastings Dowse MC (21 November 1918 – 10 April 2008) was a Royal Air Force pilot who became a prisoner of war and survived The Great Escape during the Second World War.

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Szczepanów, Lubusz Voivodeship

Szczepanów (Zeipau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iłowa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Szymon Krzeszowiec

Szymon Krzeszowiec (pronunciation: ʂɨmɔn kʐɛʂɔviɛts (born April 20, 1974) is a Polish violinist, chamber musician and pedagogue. Musician of the Silesian String Quartet and member of the Trio Aristos.

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Tadeusz Buk

Tadeusz Buk (15 December 1960 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish military figure.

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Tatiana Kononenko

Tatiana Kononenko (Тетяна Сергіївна Кононенко; born 5 December 1978) is an Ukrainian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 1998) and International Master (IM, 2006).

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Teltow

Teltow is a town in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

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The Great Escape (film)

The Great Escape is a 1963 American World War II epic film based on an escape by British Commonwealth prisoners of war from a German POW camp, starring Steve McQueen, James Garner, and Richard Attenborough, filmed in Panavision.

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The March (1945)

"The March" refers to a series of forced marches during the final stages of the Second World War in Europe.

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Theodor Weber

Theodor Hubert Weber (January 28, 1836, Zülpich, Rhine Province - January 12, 1906) was a German theologian and professor of philosophy.

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Thirteen Years' War (1454–66)

The Thirteen Years' War (Dreizehnjähriger Krieg; wojna trzynastoletnia), also called the War of the Cities, was a conflict fought in 1454–66 between the Prussian Confederation, allied with the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, and the State of the Teutonic Order.

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Tim Walenn

Gilbert William Walenn (24 February 1916 – 29 March 1944), known as Tim Walenn, was a British bomber pilot who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Tom Leigh (RAF officer)

Thomas Barker "Tom" Leigh (11 February 1919 – 31 March 1944) was an Australian-born Handley Page Halifax bomber rear gunner who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Tomaszowo

Tomaszowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żagań, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Tony Hayter

Anthony Ross Henzell Hayter (20 May 1920 – 6 April 1944), known as Tony, was a Royal Air Force Vickers Wellington bomber pilot who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Transmitter Żagań-Wichów

Transmitter Żagań/Wichów is a facility for FM and TV situated at Żagań/Wichów in Poland.

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Triband (flag)

The triband is one of the most common designs of flag, and is the design of some 30% of all current national flags.

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Trzebów, Żagań County

Trzebów (Tschiebsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żagań, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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TVP HD

TVP HD is a special High Definition version of the Polish public broadcasting channels (Telewizja Polska).

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V Corps (German Empire)

The V Army Corps / V AK (V.) was a corps level command of the Prussian and then the Imperial German Armies from the 19th century to World War I. Originating in 1815 as the General Command for the Grand Duchy of Posen (later called the Province of Posen) with headquarters in Posen.

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Vehicle registration plates of Poland

Vehicle registration plates of Poland indicate the region of registration of the vehicle encoded in the number plate.

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Vera Maslovskaya

Vera Maslovskaya (Вера Ігнатаўна Маслоўская, –23 January 1981) was a Belarusian teacher, poet and nationalist, who worked for an independent Belarus in the interwar period.

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Voivodeship road

A voivodeship road (droga wojewódzka) is a category of road in Poland.

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Waldstein family

The House of Waldstein or House of Valdštejn is a German-Czech noble family that originates from Kingdom of Bohemia as a branch of the Markwartinger family (House of Markvartic) and gained prominence during the reign of the Přemyslid dynasty.

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Wally Floody

Flight Lieutenant Clarke Wallace Chant Floody (April 28, 1918 – September 25, 1989) was an imprisoned Canadian World War II pilot who was instrumental in organizing and implementing the "Great Escape" from the German prisoner of war camp Stalag Luft III.

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Walter Morison

Flight Lieutenant Walter McDonald Morison (26 November 1919 – 26 March 2009) was a Royal Air Force pilot who became a prisoner of war and was sent to Colditz for attempting to steal an enemy aircraft during the Second World War.

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Wawel (train)

The Wawel was an international named express train.

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Władysław of Głogów

Władysław of Głogów (Władysław Głogowski, Vladislav Těšínsko-Hlohovský, Wladislaus von Teschen) (– 14 February 1460) was a Silesian nobleman.

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Włodzimierz Kolanowski

Włodzimierz Adam Kolanowski (11 August 1913 – 31 March 1944) was a Polish Vickers Wellington bomber “Observer and Captain” flying from England when he was taken prisoner during the Second World War.

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Wenceslaus of Żagań

Wenceslaus of Żagań (Wacław żagański) (ca. 1434 – 29 April 1488) was a Duke of Żagań-Przewóz since 1439 (with his brothers as co-rulers until 1449), from 1449 Duke of Przewóz (as co-ruler of his younger brother).

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Wenceslaus of Krosno

Wenceslaus of Krosno (Wacław krośnieński; 1391 – before 4 February 1431), a Duke of Żagań-Głogów during 1397–1412 (as co-ruler of his brother), during 1412–17 ruler over Głogów (with his brothers as co-rulers), since 1417 ruler over Krosno Odrzańskie, Świebodzin and Bytnica.

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Wenceslaus of Płock

Wenceslaus (Wańko) of Płock (Wacław Płocki, Masovian dialect: Wańko Puocky; 1293/97 – 23 May 1336), was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast, Duke of Płock since 1313 and vassal of Bohemia from 1329.

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Wermsdorf

Wermsdorf is a municipality in the North Saxony district in Saxony, Germany.

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Wichów

Wichów (formerly German Weichau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brzeźnica, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Wiechlice

Wiechlice (Wichelsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szprotawa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Wilczyce, Gmina Niegosławice

Wilczyce (Wildschütz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Niegosławice, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Wilfred Bowes

Wilfred Bowes, OBE(19 February 1904 – 6 June 1970), was a British Royal Air Force service police detective who ran the Special Investigation Branch from 1944.

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Wilkowisko, Lubusz Voivodeship

Wilkowisko (Wolfsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iłowa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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William, Duke of Opava

Duke William of Opava (Vilém Opavský; – 15 August 1452) was a member of Opava branch of the Bohemian Přemyslid dynasty.

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Wirbelwind

The Flakpanzer IV "Wirbelwind" (Whirlwind in English) was a German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the Panzer IV tank.

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Witków, Lubusz Voivodeship

Witków (Wittgendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szprotawa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Witoszyn, Lubusz Voivodeship

Witoszyn (Nieder- / Ober-Hartmannsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wymiarki, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Wojsławice, Lubusz Voivodeship

Wojsławice (Altenau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brzeźnica, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Wolfgang Paalen

Wolfgang Robert Paalen (July 22, 1905 in Vienna, Austria – September 24, 1959 in Taxco, Mexico) was a German-Austrian-Mexican painter, sculptor and art philosopher.

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Wolfgang W.E. Samuel

Wolfgang W.E. Samuel (born February 2, 1935) is a German-born American author and a veteran of the United States Air Force.

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World Junior Chess Championship

The World Junior Chess Championship is an under-20 chess tournament (players must have been under 20 years old on 1 January in the year of competition) organized by the World Chess Federation (FIDE).

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World War I prisoners of war in Germany

The situation of World War I prisoners of war in Germany is an aspect of the conflict little covered by historical research.

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Wrzesiny, Lubusz Voivodeship

Wrzesiny (Wachsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brzeźnica, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Wymiarki, Lubusz Voivodeship

Wymiarki (formerly German Wiesau) is a village in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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Zagan

Zagan may refer to.

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Zielona Góra

Zielona Góra (Grünberg in Schlesien) is the largest city in Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, with 138,512 inhabitants (2015).

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Zielona Góra Voivodeship (1975–98)

Zielona Góra Voivodeship (województwo zielonogórskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975–1998, superseded by Lubusz Voivodeship.

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Zimna Brzeźnica

Zimna Brzeźnica (Kaltenbriesnitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Niegosławice, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

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10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade (Poland)

The Polish 10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade (Polish 10 Brygada Kawalerii Pancernej, French 10e Brigade de cavalerie blindée polonaise) was an armoured formation of the Polish Armed Forces in the West.

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11th Armoured Cavalry Division

The 11th "Lubuska" Armoured Cavalry Division (11 Lubuska Dywizja Kawalerii Pancernej) is an armoured division of the Polish Land Forces, which traces its history to the formation of the 11th Infantry Division of the Polish Armed Forces in the East in 1945.

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11th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)

The 11th Panzer Division (11th Tank Division) was an armoured division in the German Army, the Wehrmacht, during World War II, established in 1940.

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1997 in chess

Events in chess in 1997.

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2011 in archaeology

The year 2011 in archaeology.

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Sagan, Germany, Zagan, Poland, Żagań, Poland.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Żagań

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