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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.
He may have hidden in the castle of Galicia instead. The Mongols needed to secure Poland's aid to Daniel and war booty to feed the demand of their soldiers. Lithuanians also attacked Smolensk and menaced Torzhok, tributaries of the Golden Horde, in c. 1258. [13] The Mongols sent a punitive expedition into Lithuania for this. The Lithuanians ...
The Battle of Legnica (Polish: bitwa pod Legnicą), also known as the Battle of Liegnitz (German: Schlacht von Liegnitz) or Battle of Wahlstatt (German: Schlacht bei Wahlstatt), was fought between the Mongol Empire and combined European forces at the village of Legnickie Pole (Wahlstatt), approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) southeast of the city of Legnica in the Duchy of Silesia on 9 April 1241.
Following the defeat of Poland, tens of thousands of Polish soldiers were interned in camps, with many subjected to forced labor, harsh conditions, and political repression. While some prisoners were later released or escaped to join resistance movements, others suffered severe mistreatment or were executed, most notably during the Katyn massacre .
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