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, in the furthest part of the cemetery (walking from the main entrance from Osla utca), by the cemetery wall, there is a mass grave of Polish refugees. The grave features a stone monument topped by a large figure of the crucified Christ and a dark stone plaque with the inscription: "LENGYEL KATONAK / 1939 - 1945 / MARKIEWICZ JAN / KRAWCZYK CZESŁAW / GORZADZIELSKI ZYGMUNT / PERUCKI ALBIN / TANCERZ LEOPOLD".In the right part of the grave field, the original plaque from the grave of Jan Markiewicz has been preserved, but most of the inscriptions are now illegible.

Elaborated. A.Wojda, MKiDN, VII 2025.