On 1.01.2017, the rural municipality changed its status to urban-rural. As a result, Mielno became a town and Unieście was incorporated into its boundaries. Mielno functioned under the German name Großmöllen, while Unieście was called Nest. Before the First World War, the construction of a military base began, which served the German naval aviation. Remnants can still be seen today around Lake Jamna. During the First World War, the base had more than a thousand modern - for those times - aircraft, hydroplanes, flying boats. After the war, due to the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles, the base was used for civil aviation. Before the Second World War, the government in Berlin decided to return to this arrangement. Around 30 facilities were created, ranging from hangars to warehouses to barracks buildings. During the Second World War, Mielno, Unieście and Łazy served as an experimental training ground for German aviation. The German chapter in history ended when, on 5 March 1945, Red Army troops entered Unieście, abandoned by the Luftwaffe, and occupied the air base. After two years, the Red Army handed over the site and its facilities to units of the People's Polish Army, who used them until the late 1990s. There are stories circulating among the inhabitants of Unieście about sand-buried underground corridors connecting the former military sites with the village centre. Sometimes storms uncover manholes and fragments of walls - souvenirs of the military past of the area.
Compiled on the basis of the article Prestiż Magazyn Koszaliński
Author M. Kabatek Date of publication 17.02.2017
Source : Historia nieznana and Wikipedia.pl Unieście – Wikipedia
