Zakroczym

The Massacre in Zakroczym, Poland, took place on 28 September 1939 when, in spite of a cease-fire, soldiers of Panzerdivision Kempf stormed Polish positions at Zakroczym, where soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division were getting ready to surrender. Hundreds of Polish soldiers were murdered. The rest were beaten and abused. Many civilians were killed or wounded. German troops broke into houses, robbed them, set on fire, and tossed hand grenades into the basements filled with scared civilians. Kazimierz Szczerbatko estimated, based on the testimony of the eyewitnesses, that the Germans killed around 500 soldiers and 100 civilians. The massacre might have been revenge for the Battle of Mława which cost the Germans 1,800 killed, 3,000 wounded, 1,000 missing, and where Panzer Division Kempf lost 72 tanks in spite of using Polish civilians as human shields chased in front of their tanks.

Gmina Zakroczym is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Nowy Dwór County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Zakroczym, which lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki and 36 km (22 mi) north-west of Warsaw. The gmina covers an area of 71.42 square kilometres (27.6 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,277 (out of which the population of Zakroczym amounts to 3,367, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 2,910).

Stare Grochale [ˈstarɛ ɡrɔˈxalɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leoncin, within Nowy Dwór County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

Warsaw Modlin Airport (IATA: WMI, ICAO: EPMO) is an international airport located in the town of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, approximately 40 km (25 miles) north of central Warsaw, Poland. The airport is intended to be used by low-cost carriers serving Warsaw. As of 2017, it is the fifth busiest airport in the country, with 2,932,639 passengers served annually. The airport's only regular connections are served by Ryanair, while other carriers, such as Enter Air, operate seasonal services. The main international airport of the city is Warsaw Chopin Airport.

Wymysły [vɨˈmɨswɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pomiechówek, within Nowy Dwór County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Brody-Parcele (the gmina seat), 5 km (3 mi) north-west of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, and 37 km (23 mi) north-west of Warsaw.

Sady [ˈsadɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czosnów, within Nowy Dwór County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Czosnów, 2 km (1 mi) west of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, and 34 km (21 mi) north-west of Warsaw.

Cybulice [t͡sɨbuˈlit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czosnów, within Nowy Dwór County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Czosnów, 7 km (4 mi) south-west of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, and 32 km (20 mi) north-west of Warsaw.

Cybulice Małe [t͡sɨbuˈlit͡sɛ ˈmawɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czosnów, within Nowy Dwór County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Czosnów, 7 km (4 mi) south-west of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, and 32 km (20 mi) north-west of Warsaw.

Cegielnia-Kosewo [t͡sɛˈɡʲɛlɲa kɔˈsɛvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pomiechówek, within Nowy Dwór County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

Kazuń Polski [ˈkazuɲ ˈpɔlski] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czosnów, within Nowy Dwór County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Czosnów, 4 km (2 mi) south of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, and 31 km (19 mi) north-west of Warsaw.

The Granary on the Narew river is a granary built in 1838-44 in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki near the mouth of the Narew river in north-eastern Poland.

The Battle of Modlin took place during the 1939 German invasion of Poland at the beginning of the Second World War. Modlin Fortress was initially the headquarters of the Modlin Army until its retreat eastwards. From 13 to 29 September 1939, it served as a defensive citadel for Polish forces under the command of General Wiktor Thommée against assaulting German units. The fighting was closely linked with the strategic situation of the Battle of Warsaw. The Polish forces defending the fortress included the armoured train Śmierć ("death") and the Modlin anti-aircraft battery, which was credited with shooting down more Luftwaffe planes than any other in the entire September campaign. Fortress Modlin capitulated on 29 September, one of the last to lay down its arms in the campaign, and surrendered 24,000 troops.: 78  Several days earlier, Rochus Misch had attempted to negotiate the surrender of the fortress despite being wounded, an act for which he was awarded the Iron Cross.Soldiers of the Panzer Division Kempf committed the Massacre in Zakroczym on 28 September 1939.