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Location Category ID:
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16130
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Address: |
Stanisława Augusta Poniatowskiego, 63-300 Pleszew
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Naszemiasto
Liberation
Plaque 1
Plaque 2
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Latitude, Longitude: |
51.888267
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17.776583
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Location Accuracy: |
9
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Pleszew was liberated from German occupation on 24 January 1945. On that date a tank entered the market square and was destroyed by a German soldier with a mine. The crew were killed. About a month later a further tragedy followed when children playing on the tank accidentally set off the ammunition, and a further dozen people were killed. This incident is marked by a plaque on the market square.
In the south-east of the town a tank is on display; this is presumed to be as a war memorial.
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1) T-34-85 Tank
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Soviet / Polish
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Unique ID: |
2249
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Serial Number: |
304 (turret): “304” cast into left rear turret side.
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Other Identification: |
“372” and Polish diamond marking painted on turret sides. End of gun barrel and sides of roadwheels painted white.
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This tank is displayed on concrete pads just inside the entrance to an industrial estate. It is presumed to be a war memorial but no further details are known.
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