Following the German aggression against Poland on 1 September 1939 and the attack by the USSR on 17 September 1939, thousands of Poles, both civilians and soldiers, crossed the Hungarian border. Despite the difficult international situation and Hungary's affiliation with the Axis powers, the Hungarians were very sympathetic and provided assistance to the Polish refugees. The Poles were cared for - both by the Hungarian state and by Polish organisations operating in Hungary. The internees were placed in numerous military and civilian camps.
The number of Polish internees in the initial period of the exile is estimated at about 140,000, including about 33,000 privates and officers. Over time, the number of refugees, mainly military, decreased as a result of the evacuation campaign organised by the Poles to France and the Middle East to Polish military units being formed there.
In Lábatlan, in the cemetery at Dózsa György út (on the hill), near the cemetery chapel (sector B, row 1), there is the grave of Private Piotr Kania, who died on 17.08.1941. A stone gravestone with the inscription: "ŚP. KANIA PIOTR /ŻOŁNIERZ POLSKI / LENGYEL KATONA / LIVED 25 YEARS / DIED 17.08.1941 R. / PEACE TO HIS SOUL/". On a horizontal slab lying directly on the ground the inscription is engraved: "Sleep mate in a dark grave / may Poland dream of you/".

Compiled by. A.Wojda, MKiDN, VII 2025.