Local Polish activists were intensively persecuted by the Germans since 1937. During World War II, the Germans operated three forced labour subcamps (E2, E153, E155) of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the town.
Between 1937 and World War II, German authorities subjected Polish citizens to intense persecution in the town where Stalag VIII-B/344 was located. During the war, three forced labor subcamps (E2, E153, E155) were established at this camp.