Sielce near Ryazan

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Sielce near Ryazan was a wartime settlement in the Soviet Union that became historically significant as the formation and training site of the Polish Armed Forces in the East during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military training site
wartime settlement
associatedWith 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division
surface form: Polish 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division

Polish Armed Forces in the East
Polish People’s Army
commemoratedBy Polish military historiography
Polish veterans’ organizations
country Soviet Union
event formation of the Polish 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division
training of Polish units under Soviet command
heritage symbolic birthplace of the Polish People’s Army in the East
historicalPeriod World War II
languageOfTroops Polish
locatedIn European part of the Soviet Union
Russian SFSR
near Ryazan
partOf Soviet military infrastructure during World War II
politicalContext Soviet–Polish military cooperation during World War II
relatedConflict Eastern Front
surface form: Eastern Front of World War II
relatedCountry Poland
Soviet Union
role base for organizing Polish units fighting alongside the Red Army
center for political and military preparation of Polish troops
significance formation site of the Polish Armed Forces in the East
training site of the Polish Armed Forces in the East
status no longer existing as a distinct wartime settlement
timePeriod early 1943
mid 1943
usedBy Polish Armed Forces in the East
Red Army

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