History Kozelsk
kozelsk siege in 1239 batu khan
in 1446, kozelsk temporarily under rule of grand duchy of lithuania. in 1494, town annexed grand duchy of moscow. in 1607, 1 of ivan bolotnikov s units located in kozelsk , showed resistance tsar s army.
the much-venerated monastery, optina pustyn, close by. in 19th century, hermitage gained wide renown startsy . after outbreak of world war ii, pow camp established in monastery polish officers taken captive red army during polish defensive war of 1939. between april , may 1940, nkvd transferred approximately 5,000 of them forest near katyn, executed in became known katyn massacre. remaining 2 hundred officers sent camp in pavlishchev bor , gryazovets. town occupied german army october 8, 1941 until december 27, 1941 , totally destroyed. rebuilt after war.
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