Holosko

Lwów and its surroundings before 1937

Holosko Welyke (Ukrainian: Голоско Велике, Polish: Hołosko Wielkie) was a village in Lwów Voivodeship, eastern Poland, before the Nazi German and Soviet invasions of Poland in September 1939. It is now a suburb of Lviv, Ukraine.

Holosko Welyke was a site of a fierce defence by the Polish [[Polish army order of battle in 1939|35th Infantry Division - Reserve]] (35 Dywizja Piechoty - Rezerwowa) on September 15-16, 1939, against the invading German forces.

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Coordinates: 49°51′N 24°01′E / 49.850°N 24.017°E / 49.850; 24.017

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