Pratulin

Pratulin
Village
Pratulin
Coordinates: 52°10′N 23°26′E / 52.167°N 23.433°E / 52.167; 23.433
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
County	Biała Podlaska County
Gmina	Rokitno

Pratulin [praˈtulʲin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rokitno, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.^[1]

During "Operation Barbarossa" this forest was a staging point for the German 17th Panzer Division. At 3:30am on June 22, 1941 German Panzer and motorized troops decamped from this area, crossing the Bug river and attacking Soviet occupied Eastern Poland.

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Rokitno

Seat	Rokitno

Other villages	Cieleśnica Cieleśnica PGR Derło Hołodnica Klonownica Duża Kołczyn Kołczyn-Kolonia Lipnica Michałki Michałki-Kolonia Olszyn Pokinianka Pratulin Rokitno-Kolonia Zaczopki Zaczopki-Kolonia

Coordinates: 52°10′N 23°26′E / 52.167°N 23.433°E / 52.167; 23.433

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