Grób polskiego żołnierza, photo MKiDN, 2025
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Photo showing Tomb of a Polish soldier
Grób polskiego żołnierza, photo MKiDN, 2025
License: all rights reserved
Photo showing Tomb of a Polish soldier
Grób polskiego żołnierza, photo MKiDN, 2025
License: all rights reserved
Photo showing Tomb of a Polish soldier
Grób polskiego żołnierza, photo MKiDN, 2025
License: all rights reserved
Photo showing Tomb of a Polish soldier
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ID: WOJ-000840-W/193688 (HU-0066)

Tomb of a Polish soldier

ID: WOJ-000840-W/193688 (HU-0066)

Tomb of a Polish soldier

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 the local cemetery there is the grave of Sgt. res. Piotr Żak. On a concrete slab lying directly on the ground is a granite slab with the inscription: "Żak Piotr / szül. Mościska - Poland / 1911-1942".
Poles who stayed in the village during World War II funded a tall metal cross with a Polish eagle, which was placed in the cemetery.

Elaborated. A.Wojda, MKiDN, VII 2025.

Publication:

16.09.2025

Last updated:

16.09.2025
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Grave of Polish soldier Piotr Żak with a granite plaque inscribed with his name and dates 1911-1942. Two candles and a flower pot are placed on the concrete slab. Photo showing Tomb of a Polish soldier Gallery of the object +3
Grób polskiego żołnierza, photo MKiDN, 2025
Cemetery with various gravestones, including a flat concrete slab with a granite plaque inscribed with 'Żak Piotr / szül. Mościska – Polska / 1911-1942'. A metal cross with a Polish eagle is visible in the background. Photo showing Tomb of a Polish soldier Gallery of the object +3
Grób polskiego żołnierza, photo MKiDN, 2025
Cemetery with several graves, including a prominent one with a dark stone headstone. A small building with a cross is in the background, surrounded by trees. Photo showing Tomb of a Polish soldier Gallery of the object +3
Grób polskiego żołnierza, photo MKiDN, 2025
Grave of Polish soldier Piotr Żak with a granite plaque inscribed with his name, birthplace Mościska, Poland, and dates 1911-1942, located on a cemetery lawn. Photo showing Tomb of a Polish soldier Gallery of the object +3
Grób polskiego żołnierza, photo MKiDN, 2025

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