Dusocin

Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
53°35′N 18°52′E / 53.583°N 18.867°E / 53.583; 18.867Country PolandVoivodeshipKuyavian-PomeranianCountyGrudziądzGminaGrudziądzTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationCGRNational roads

Dusocin [duˈsɔt͡ɕin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grudziądz, within Grudziądz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Grudziądz and 64 km (40 mi) north of Toruń. It is located in the Chełmno Land in the historic region of Pomerania.

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1939, some Polish farmers from Dusocin were murdered by the Germans in the Białochowo massacre [pl] in the nearby village of Białochowo (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[2]

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 172.


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