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Ploștina
Ploştina may refer to several villages in Romania:
- Ploştina, a village in Lopătari Commune, Buzău County
- Ploştina, a village in Melinești Commune, Dolj County
- Ploştina, a village in the town of Motru, Gorj County
- Ploştina, a village in Vrâncioaia Commune, Vrancea County
Ploština
Ploština was a small settlement situated near to Valašské Klobouky, Zlín District, Moravian Wallachia, today's Czech Republic. On April 19, 1945, at the end of World War II, it was burned and its people were massacred by Nazis in response to their support of the anti-Nazi resistance movement. The massacre was conducted by the special SS unit Zur besonderen Verwendung-Kommando Nr. 31, led by Walter Pawlofski, and by the SS anti-partisan unit Josef, whose headquarters was in Vizovice. Twenty-four people were burned alive, three more people were executed, and one person was tortured to death during interrogation.