In the summer of 1944 , as part of Operation Tempest , local Home Army units tried to capture Szczekociny , destroying bridges over the Pilica and the Zebrowka rivers .
During the war Szczekociny was a major center of anti-German resistance .
In the summer of 1944 , as part of Operation Tempest , local Home Army units tried to capture center , destroying bridges over the Pilica and the Zebrowka rivers .
During the war Szczekociny was a major center of anti-German resistance .