2-606: Kaliłów [kaˈlʲiwuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biała Podlaska , within Biała Podlaska County , Lublin Voivodeship , in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Biała Podlaska and 102 km (63 mi) north-east of the regional capital Lublin . Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland , which started World War II in September 1939,
4-611: The village was occupied by Germany . From May to October 1941, the Germans operated the Stalag 307 prisoner-of-war camp in the village. About 13,000 of the 140,000 POWs died there, and afterwards the camp was relocated to Dęblin . In January 1943, the Germans pacified the village, murdering 23 inhabitants. It was a reprisal for the residents' aid to the POWs and resistance activities. This Biała Podlaska County location article
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