Poland, Swietokrzyskie, Wykus, anniversary to commemorate the Major Ponury partisan's battle against Nazi forces during WWII

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Major Jan Piwnik (Ponury) unit, based in the forests around Wykus, was named the Home Army Partisan Group "Ponury". One of the most successful units in the area, it disrupted German transport and harassed German garrisons. However, a German counter-attack caused heavy losses to his unit and it was forced to move eastwards, towards the forests near Jeleniów.

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Size: 4256px × 2831px
Location: Poland, Polska, Swietokrzyskie Mountains, Wykus forest, near Starachowice town
Photo credit: © Andrzej Gorzkowski / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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