Miejscowość i parafia Działoszyn w okresie pierwszej wojny światowej

Abstract

This article is consistent with the 50th anniversary of the scientific work of Rev. Prof. Ph.D. Jan Związek. This text presents lives and problems of clergy and parishioners of the Parish of St. Mary Magdalene in Działoszyn in the years 1914-1918. The honourable jubilarian, Rev. Prof. Ph.D. Jan Związek, as the compatriot of this parish, is part of the important historical events which took place in this area and which have been widely described by him. The district of Wieluń including Działoszyn, which was directly located at the Russian-German border, witnessed the first repressions from the German and Austro-Hungarian Armies on the local population. A number of requisition of property, imprisonment of young people for the needs of the occupying troops, destruction of buildings and local facilities were just a few examples of the trauma caused by the First World War on the premises of the Parish in Działoszyn. After outlining the historical context of this area in the years 1914-1918, there is a list of 32 names of people who experienced damages and requisitions on their farms and workshops.