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The Mongols massacred almost all residents. Sack of Kraków (1241) March 1241 Kraków: Mongol Empire: The Mongols massacred almost all residents. Sack of Sandomierz (1260) February 1260 Sandomierz Mongol Empire: The Mongols massacred almost all residents. Gdańsk massacre: 13 November 1308 Gdańsk: Teutonic Knights: 60–1,000 Polish civilians ...
The invaders stayed in the city for ten days, and their stay resulted in the almost complete destruction of Kraków. The Mongols failed to capture the Wawel Hill or St. Andrew’s Church, the only church in Kraków to withstand the attack. On 31 March 1241 the Mongols set Kraków on fire; the next day they left the city, heading towards Silesia.
Lesser Poland was devastated by the invasion, with the Mongols acquiring much rich loot from their expedition. Some 10,000 Poles were taken with the Mongol invaders as slaves. Through this invasion, the Golden Horde successfully managed to destroy Bolesław’s anti-Mongol alliance and fully subjugate the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia.
The Third Mongol invasion of Poland was carried out by Talabuga Khan and Nogai Khan in 1287–1288. [8] As in the second invasion , its purpose was to loot Lesser Poland , and to prevent Duke Leszek II the Black from interfering in Hungarian and Ruthenian affairs.
In his 2006 general history of WWII, Niall Ferguson gives the total number of Polish victims in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia as between 60,000 and 80,000. [178] G. Rossolinski-Liebe estimated 70,000–100,000. [179] John P. Himka says that "perhaps a hundred thousand" Poles were killed in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia. [8]
Pages in category "Massacres in Poland during World War II" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Mongol Warlords: Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan, Hulegu, Tamerlane (2004) Saunders, J. J. The History of the Mongol Conquests (2001) excerpt and text search; Turnbull, Stephen. Genghis Khan and the Mongol Conquests 1190–1400 (2003) excerpt and text search; Primary sources. Rossabi, Morris. The Mongols and Global History: A Norton Documents ...
View history; General ... World War II massacres of Poles (6 C, 4 P) ... List of massacres in Poland; 0–9. 1946 pacification of villages by PAS NZW; B.