Sołectwo Bąkowiec Elevation 160 m Population 500 (2006) | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Thursday 8:52 PM | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind SW at 23 km/h, 73% Humidity | ||
Bąkowiec [bɔnˈkɔvjɛt͡s] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Garbatka-Letnisko, within Kozienice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.
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Map of B%C4%85kowiec, Poland
History
26 July 1945 - Division of AK (the commander Bernaciak Marian) released from transport, near Bąkowiec, about 120 prisoners, including many soldiers of underground armies. Among those freed were Lt. Col. Antoni Żurowski "Andrzej Bober" - the commander of VI Division Warszawa-Praga of Armia Krajowa and Lt. Col. Henryk Krajewski "Trzaska" - commander of 30 Poleski Infantry Division in Action "Burza" (English: Storm).
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