Seltsy, Ryazan Oblast

Seltsy

Сельцы
Seltsy Сельцы
Rural locality
	Former staff of the Polish 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division
	Location of Seltsy
	Seltsy Location of Seltsy Seltsy Seltsy (European Russia) Seltsy Seltsy (Russia)
	Coordinates: 54°54′39.73″N 39°30′45.63″E / 54.9110361°N 39.5126750°E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Ryazan Oblast
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)	391101
OKTMO ID	61627460101

Seltsy (Russian: Сельцы; Polish: Sielce) is a rural locality (a selo) in Rybnovsky District of Ryazan Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River, north-west of Ryazan.

History

During World War II, three divisions and some other units of the Polish Army were formed in the village before joining the fight against Nazi Germany. The 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division was formed in May 1943, and then joined the fight against Germany in September 1943.^[3] Then the 2nd Jan Henryk Dąbrowski Infantry Division and other units of the 1st Corps of the Polish Armed Forces were formed, and relocated to Laptevo near Smolensk in January 1944.^[3] From December 1943, the 3rd Romuald Traugutt Infantry Division was formed, and relocated to Kiwerce in March 1944.^[3] In early 1944, the 1st Reserve Infantry Regiment of the 1st Corps was relocated to Sumy in Ukraine, which became the main center for the formation of the First Polish Army.^[3]

References

^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Stańczyk, Henryk (2021). "Wojsko Polskie na froncie wschodnim 1943–1945". Gorzki smak zwycięstwa. Polski bilans II wojny światowej (in Polish). Warszawa: Muzeum Niepodległości, Muzeum Historii Polskiego Ruchu Ludowego. pp. 104–106. ISBN 978-83-66640-32-0.

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[vremeni-1] "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.

[PostalCode-2] Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)

[hs-3] Stańczyk, Henryk (2021). "Wojsko Polskie na froncie wschodnim 1943–1945". Gorzki smak zwycięstwa. Polski bilans II wojny światowej (in Polish). Warszawa: Muzeum Niepodległości, Muzeum Historii Polskiego Ruchu Ludowego. pp. 104–106. ISBN 978-83-66640-32-0.

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