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Description of Polish graves in Munich

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Description of Polish graves in Munich

A brief note mentions the South Cemetery in Munich, which contains three Polish graves - that of Konstanty Danielewicz, Maj. Ruprecht and a mass grave of Polish emigrants (Source: Tygodnik Illustrowany, Warsaw 1925, Semester II, pp. 765-766, after: Digital Library of the University of Łódź).

A modernised reading of the text

POLISH GRAVES IN MONACHIUM.

There are three Polish graves in the South Cemetery in Munich. One of them, that of Zygmunt Krasiński's friend Konstanty Danielewicz, is perfectly preserved, and on each death anniversary an unknown hand places a pons rose on it. Two others: that of a major in the Polish army, Ruprecht, and the mass grave of Polish emigrants are leaning into decay. In particular, the alabaster cross on the emigrants' grave, cracked by frost and damp, will probably not survive the winter. In this grave lie the corpses of Poles who, in the turmoil of 63, were thrown onto the cobblestones of Munich, where they then found a sympathetic reception.

Among them were rich and poor, small people and people of significance, united by a common idea, here in a foreign land by a common grave. The Society of Working Poles looked after it for as long as it had the means; today, the few members, mostly craftsmen, are struggling against the poverty prevailing in Germany and the national hatred that makes life difficult for them, so they can no longer bear the burden alone.

It would be right, therefore, that the families of the deceased living in the country and people of good will should help by making a monetary donation to the editors of the "Tygodnik Ilustrowany", who will then send it to the Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Munich, who is collaborating with the Society of Polish Workers in the care of the graves, but who does not have the money for the restoration of the tombstones, which according to the cost estimate will amount to 700 mk.

Here are the names of the Poles in whose honour a monument has been erected on the grave of emigrants in Munich: Sterpejko, Skrzyński, Dudziński, Stępnicki, Piotrowicz, Żurawski, Borkowski, Czarnecki, Jezierski, Danielewski, Borusiewicz, Król, Brzozowski, Lewandowski, Mycielski, K. Urbanowski, A. Kilski, A. Zastawiński, Michalski, Milaszewicz, Count Pomianowski, J. Zieliński, F. Rutkowski, J. Kuskowski, J. Czapikowski, F. Szwajkowski, Piasecki, Elmutis, Okliński, Złotowski, X. Majewski, Mandzowiecki, Witerski, Paprocki, Gotcy.

Time of construction:

1925

Publication:

29.11.2023

Last updated:

24.09.2025
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Two Polish graves in Munich's South Cemetery: the grave of Major Ruprecht and the mass grave of Polish emigrants, with crosses and inscriptions visible. Photo showing Description of Polish graves in Munich Gallery of the object +2

Excerpt from an article about Polish graves in Munich's South Cemetery, with a portrait of a man wearing glasses and a suit. The text discusses the graves of Konstanty Danielewicz, Major Ruprecht and the mass grave of Polish emigrants. Photo showing Description of Polish graves in Munich Gallery of the object +2

List of Polish emigrants commemorated on the monument in Munich: Sterpejko, Skrzyński, Dudziński, Stępnicki, Piotrowicz, Żurawski, Borkowski, Czarnecki, Jezierski, Danielewski, Borusiewicz, Król, Brzozowski, Lewandowski, Mycielski, Urbanowski, Kilski, Zastawiński, Michalski, Milaszewicz, Pomianowski, Zieliński, Rutkowski, Kuskowski, Czapikowski, Szwajkowski, Piasecki, Elmutis, Okliński, Złotowski, Majewski, Mandzowiecki, Witerski, Paprocki, Gotcy. Photo showing Description of Polish graves in Munich Gallery of the object +2

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