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Baranovichi (bərŭn`ôvyēchē), Belarusian Baranavichy, Pol. Baranowicze (bäränôvē`chĕ), city (1989 pop. 159,315), in W Belarus. It is a major railway junction and has industries that manufacture machinery, metalware, and textiles. Founded as a railway station in 1870, Baranovichi passed from the Soviet Union to Poland in 1920. In 1939, Baranovichi again was incorporated into the USSR as a consequence of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact. A state university is there. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Soviet troops were expected to actively defend the fortified areas and field fortifications along the state border and to concentrate its main defenses in the following directions: Suwalki, Lida and Suwalki, Bialystok; and along the front from Ostrolenka, Malkinia-Gorna to Bialystok; Sedlec, Volkovysk; Brest, Baranovichi. |
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