Paulinów | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 52°32′54″N 22°17′52″E / 52.54833°N 22.29778°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Masovian |
County | Sokołów |
Gmina | Sterdyń |
Paulinów [pau̯ˈlinuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sterdyń, within Sokołów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. [1]
During WWII, several people in the village helped to hide Jews. The Germans used a Jewish agent to pose as an escapee looking for a hiding place with a Polish family, after receiving help the agent denounced the Polish family to the Germans, resulting in the deaths of 12 Poles and several Jews who were hiding with the family. [2] [3]
Paulinów | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 52°32′54″N 22°17′52″E / 52.54833°N 22.29778°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Masovian |
County | Sokołów |
Gmina | Sterdyń |
Paulinów [pau̯ˈlinuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sterdyń, within Sokołów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. [1]
During WWII, several people in the village helped to hide Jews. The Germans used a Jewish agent to pose as an escapee looking for a hiding place with a Polish family, after receiving help the agent denounced the Polish family to the Germans, resulting in the deaths of 12 Poles and several Jews who were hiding with the family. [2] [3]