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Photo showing Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery

Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery

Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery

In the Old Rossa cemetery, apart from the separate military cemetery around the Mausoleum of Jozef Pilsudski's Mother and Heart, there are individual soldiers' graves from battles fought in 1918-1920. 26 such burials are listed in archival documents. A dozen or so graves have been preserved to the present day, in which rest: Andryański Władysław - sector 08r, grave no. 024 / Filipowicz Józef - sector 12c, grave no. 039 (transferred from the Nowa Rossa cemetery) / Jankowski Władysław - sector 15b, grave no. 017 / Klukoski Czesław - sector 12c, grave no. 050 (transferred from the Nowa Rossa cemetery) / Konopko Wacław - sector 12a, grave no. 012 / Leszczyc-Grabianka Stanisław - sector 16b, grave no. 055 / Łobaczewski Zygmunt - sector 18a, grave no. 056 / Monkiewicz Antoni - sector 12c, grave no. 030 / Olszewski Józef - sector 12c, grave no. 045 / Plewiński Jan Karol - sector 04b, tomb no. 005 / Rymaszewski Seweryn - sector 2, tomb no. 043 / Sławiński Władysław - sector 16a, tomb no. 064 / Służko-Ciapiński Zygmunt - sector 02,tomb no. 042 / Willamowicz Jan - sector 06d, tomb no. 051.
The graves are in various condition, some of them have been renovated in recent years, others need renovation. Finding individual burials is facilitated by the Lithuanian search engine for graves in Vilnius cemeteries, available at https://zemelapiai.vplanas.lt/kapines/.

Compiled by T. Zachara / MKiDN, VI 2025

Publication:

06.06.2025

Last updated:

26.02.2026

Author:

Teresa Zachara (MKiDN)
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Tombstone of Jan Karol Plewinski, 1867-1920, with inscription 'Poległ w walce o niepodległość Polski', surrounded by overgrown vegetation in Stara Rossa cemetery. Photo showing Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery Gallery of the object +13
Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery, photo MKiDN, 2025, all rights reserved
The grave of a soldier from the Polish-Bolshevik war in the Stara Rossa cemetery. A gravestone of dark stone, partly covered with moss, surrounded by an iron fence. Trees and other graves are visible in the background. Photo showing Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery Gallery of the object +13
Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery, photo MKiDN, 2025, all rights reserved
The grave of Czeslaw Klukoski in the Stara Rossa cemetery, marked by a stone cross and surrounded by metal railings. Other graves and bare trees are visible in the background. Photo showing Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery Gallery of the object +13
Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery, photo MKiDN, 2025, all rights reserved
Moss-covered gravestone with partially obscured inscriptions in the Stara Rossa cemetery. The stone is surrounded by grass and small flowers. Photo showing Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery Gallery of the object +13
Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery, photo MKiDN, 2025, all rights reserved
Two graves of soldiers from the Polish-Bolshevik war in the Stara Rossa cemetery. One grave has a stone cross, the other a simple stone headstone. The graves are surrounded by grass and adjacent to a white wall. Photo showing Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery Gallery of the object +13
Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery, photo MKiDN, 2025, all rights reserved
The grave of a soldier from the Polish-Bolshevik war in the Stara Rossa cemetery. A stone cross stands on a rectangular base surrounded by a metal fence. The ground is covered with fallen leaves. Photo showing Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery Gallery of the object +13
Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery, photo MKiDN, 2025, all rights reserved
The grave of Zygmunt Lobaczewski, a soldier from the Polish-Bolshevik war, with a stone cross and flowers, in the Stara Rossa cemetery. Photo showing Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery Gallery of the object +13
Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery, photo MKiDN, 2025, all rights reserved
Tombstone of Wladyslaw Jankowski in the Stara Rossa cemetery. Stone cross with a relief of a bearded man. Inscription: 'Wladyslaw Jankowski, captain of the Polish Army, died 18 October 1919.' Photo showing Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery Gallery of the object +13
Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery, photo MKiDN, 2025, all rights reserved
The grave of Stanislav Leszczyc-Grabianka in the Stara Rossa cemetery, marked by a stone cross with inscriptions. Surrounded by trees and other graves. Photo showing Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery Gallery of the object +13
Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery, photo MKiDN, 2025, all rights reserved
A single grave of a soldier from the Polish-Bolshevik War in the Stara Rossa cemetery. The gravestone is weathered, with moss at the base, surrounded by grass and small stone markers. Photo showing Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery Gallery of the object +13
Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery, photo MKiDN, 2025, all rights reserved
The gravestone of Seweryn Rymaszewski, a soldier from the Polish-Bolshevik war, in the Stara Rossa cemetery. The stone is weathered and surrounded by chains. Photo showing Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery Gallery of the object +13
Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery, photo MKiDN, 2025, all rights reserved
Tombstone of Józef Strumiłła, soldier of the 13th Cavalry Regiment, decorated with the Virtuti Militari and the Cross of Valour, born 19 April 1898, died 4 November 1919, in the Stara Rossa cemetery. Photo showing Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery Gallery of the object +13
Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery, photo MKiDN, 2025, all rights reserved
The grave of Waclaw Konopko in the Stara Rossa cemetery. The grave is decorated with a stone cross with a crucifix and an inscription on the gravestone. Other graves and leafless trees are visible in the background. Photo showing Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery Gallery of the object +13
Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery, photo MKiDN, 2025, all rights reserved
The grave of a soldier from the Polish-Bolshevik war in the Stara Rossa cemetery. A grave with a dark stone cross and a dilapidated plaque with inscriptions, against the background of a dilapidated wall. Photo showing Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery Gallery of the object +13
Graves of soldiers killed in the Polish-Bolshevik war, scattered in the Stara Rossa cemetery, photo MKiDN, 2025, all rights reserved

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