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Wola is a district of western Warsaw, Poland, formerly the village of Wielka Wola, that was incorporated into Warsaw in 1916. Mentioned in texts of the 14th century, it became the site of the free elections, from 1573 to 1764, of Poland's kings by the szlachta (nobility) of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

The Wola district later became famous for the Polish Army's defence of Warsaw in 1794 during the Kościuszko Uprising and in 1831 during the November Uprising of 1830-1831. During the Warsaw Uprising (August-October 1944), Wola was the scene of fierce battles against Nazi forces. It was there that, around August 8, 1944, the Nazis perpetrated the largest single massacre (circa 40,000), the victims included hospital patients, elderly, children and women, as well as insurgents during the Uprising. To quote Martin Gilbert, in his The Second World War: A Complete History, page 565, (see Google Books page view):

Wola is an industrial area with traditions reaching back to the early 19th century.

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