In 1668 the town was almost completely destroyed by a fire . Between 1871 and 1945 the town was part of Germany . During the era of Nazi Germany the Ordensburg Krössinsee was built near the town in 1934 . The SA attacked the Jewish population here during Kristallnacht , later , during the Second World War a forced labour camp was established near the town , from which 31 Poles managed to escape . During World War II , in view of the inevitable defeat of Nazi Germany , on March 2 , 1945 , the evacuation of people who were unable to fight was ordered . On March 5th , the town was captured by the First Polish Army . After World War II the town was handed over to Poland by the Allies per the Potsdam Conference , with Poles being transferred from the East while remaining Germans were expelled to the west . On May 13 , 1945 the first transport of Poles expelled from former Eastern Poland , annexed by the Soviet Union , arrived to Złocieniec from the Baranowicze region
Potsdam Conference
Potsdam Conference
Złocieniec