Palmiry massacre

The Polish Memorial in Palmiry was established in 1948. It is located in a forest near the village of Palmiry (Czosnów) within the Kampinos National Park in the Masovian Voivodeship. During the German occupation of Poland between 1939 and 1943, the Gestapo and SS units carried out secret mass shootings of the Polish civilian population here. The memorial is located near the former mass graves.

Janówek [jaˈnuvɛk] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czosnów, within Nowy Dwór County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Czosnów, 10 km (6 mi) south of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, and 24 km (15 mi) north-west of Warsaw.

Buda [ˈbuda] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Babice, within Warsaw West County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Stare Babice, 10 km (6 mi) north-west of Ożarów Mazowiecki, and 20 km (12 mi) north-west of Warsaw.

The Raid on Truskaw was a surprising attack on the battalion stationed in the village of Truskaw by the Kaminski Brigade, carried out on the night of 2/3 September 1944 by a detachment from the Kampinos Group led by Lieutenant Adolf Pilch, codenamed Dolina. On 27 August 1944, the vicinity of Truskaw and Sieraków was occupied by units of the collaborating Kaminski Brigade, thus preventing communication between Home Army units in the Kampinos Forest and the insurgent Warsaw. The enemy soon began to attack the Polish outpost in nearby Pociecha. In this situation, commanding the "Palmiry-Młociny" Regiment, Lieutenant Dolina organized a night raid on the Kaminski troops stationed in Truskaw. With minimal losses of their own, the Poles completely defeated two enemy subunits, capturing large quantities of weapons and ammunition in the process. This success – combined with a successful Raid on Marianów the following night – forced the Kaminski Brigade to retreat from the southern outskirts of the Kampinos Forest.

Adamówek [adaˈmuvɛk] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czosnów, within Nowy Dwór County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south of Czosnów (the gmina seat), 9 km (6 mi) south-east of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, and 25 km (16 mi) north-west of Warsaw.

Kaliszki [kaˈliʂki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czosnów, within Nowy Dwór County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south of Czosnów, 8 km (5 mi) south-east of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, and 25 km (16 mi) north-west of Warsaw.

Łosia Wólka [ˈwɔɕa ˈvulka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czosnów, within Nowy Dwór County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Czosnów, 8 km (5 mi) south of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, and 26 km (16 mi) north-west of Warsaw.

Mariew [ˈmarjɛf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Babice, within Warsaw West County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Stare Babice, 9 km (6 mi) north-west of Ożarów Mazowiecki (the county seat), and 15 km (9 mi) north-west of Warsaw.

Dobrzyń [ˈdɔbʐɨɲ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czosnów, within Nowy Dwór County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

Stanisławów [staniˈswavuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Babice, within Warsaw West County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Stare Babice, 8 km (5 mi) north-west of Ożarów Mazowiecki, and 19 km (12 mi) west of Warsaw.

Wólka [ˈvulka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leszno, within Warsaw West County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Leszno, 10 km (6 mi) north-west of Ożarów Mazowiecki (the county seat), and 21 km (13 mi) west of Warsaw.

Truskaw [ˈtruskaf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Izabelin, within Warsaw West County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Izabelin, 10 km (6 mi) north of Ożarów Mazowiecki, and 18 km (11 mi) north-west of Warsaw.