Kajetanowice

Kajetanowice
Village
Kajetanowice is located in Poland
Kajetanowice
Kajetanowice
Location within Poland
Coordinates: 50°53′30″N 19°29′38″E / 50.89167°N 19.49389°E / 50.89167; 19.49389
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŁódź
CountyRadomsko
GminaGidle

Kajetanowice [kajɛtanɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gidle, within Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1]

History

On the night of 5 to 6 September 1939, soldiers of the Wehrmacht completely burned down the village and massacred about 76-80 Poles (the Kajetanowice massacre).[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. ↑ Böhler, Jochen (2009). Zbrodnie Wehrmachtu w Polsce: wrzesień 1939, wojna totalna (in Polish). Wydawnictwo Znak. pp. 103, 115–116. ISBN 978-83-240-1225-1.
  3. ↑ Fajkowski, Józef; Religa, Jan (1981). Zbrodnie hitlerowskie na wsi polskiej 1939-1945 (in Polish). Książka i Wiedza. pp. 79–80.