Gębice, Krosno Odrzańskie County

Gębice [ɡɛmˈbit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gubin, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Gubin, 27 km (17 mi) south-west of Krosno Odrzańskie, and 48 km (30 mi) west of Zielona Góra.

Gębice
Village
Memorial to the prisoners of the Nazi German POW camp
Memorial to the prisoners of the Nazi German POW camp
Gębice is located in Poland
Gębice
Gębice
Coordinates: 51°52′N 14°49′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLubusz
CountyKrosno Odrzańskie
GminaGubin
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationFKR

During World War II, in 1939, Nazi Germany established and operated a temporary prisoner-of-war camp for Poles in the village.[2] Also Polish civilians and clergy were held in the camp, including Maximilian Kolbe, Franciscan friar and saint of the Catholic Church,[2] later killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp. In October 1939, there were over 25,000 prisoners in the camp, which was infamous for its terrible conditions, and prisoners were subjected to tortures and starvation.[2] There is a memorial to the victims.

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