Brzustów, Masovian Voivodeship
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Brzustów ' is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Garbatka-Letnisko
, within Kozienice County
, Masovian Voivodeship
, in east-central Poland.
(Autumn 1914) Kozienice forest became a long-term military audience.
During the so-called, Dęblin
operation, in the region of Laski
-Anielin
fought the Polish Legions
troops, led by the Józef Piłsudski.
On October 22 the II battalion of Polish Legions
led by Major Edward Rydz-Śmigły fought in the woods near the village of Anielin fierce and bloody battle with 3 Russian battalions.
And on October 22–26, 1914, the branch of I Brigade of the Polish Legions, fought heavy battle with Russian troops in the village of Laski
.
In 1933 a monument-mausoleum erected in honor of fallen legionnaires
, moving in a place with the remains scattered around the graves, the mass grave in Brzustów.
The monument is located near the railway station Żytkowice.
Gmina Garbatka-Letnisko
Gmina Garbatka-Letnisko is a rural gmina in Kozienice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Garbatka-Letnisko, which lies approximately south-east of Kozienice and south-east of Warsaw....
, within Kozienice County
Kozienice County
Kozienice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Kozienice, which lies ...
, Masovian Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship
-Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"...
, in east-central Poland.
- It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Garbatka-LetniskoGarbatka-LetniskoGarbatka-Letnisko is a village in Kozienice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Garbatka-Letnisko.-History:...
, 13 km (8 mi) south of KozieniceKozieniceKozienice is a town in central Poland with 21,500 inhabitants . It is the capital of Kozienice County .-Description:...
, and 92 km (57 mi) south-east of WarsawWarsawWarsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
.
History
At the beginning of World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
(Autumn 1914) Kozienice forest became a long-term military audience.
During the so-called, Dęblin
Deblin
Dęblin is a town, population 19,500 , at the confluence of Vistula and Wieprz rivers, in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. Dęblin is the part of the agglomeration with adjacent towns of Ryki and Puławy, which altogether has over 100 000 inhabitants....
operation, in the region of Laski
Laski
Laski is a village in Poland, in Masovian Voivodship, to the west of Warsaw, in the commune of Izabelin. It is located at the southern border of the Kampinos Forest and is a notable resort, with 1,600 permanent inhabitants ....
-Anielin
Anielin
Anielin may refer to the following places:*Anielin, Nakło County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship *Anielin, Włocławek County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship...
fought the Polish Legions
Polish Legions in World War I
Polish Legions was the name of Polish armed forces created in August 1914 in Galicia. Thanks to the efforts of KSSN and the Polish members of the Austrian parliament, the unit became an independent formation of the Austro-Hungarian Army...
troops, led by the Józef Piłsudski.
On October 22 the II battalion of Polish Legions
Polish Legions in World War I
Polish Legions was the name of Polish armed forces created in August 1914 in Galicia. Thanks to the efforts of KSSN and the Polish members of the Austrian parliament, the unit became an independent formation of the Austro-Hungarian Army...
led by Major Edward Rydz-Śmigły fought in the woods near the village of Anielin fierce and bloody battle with 3 Russian battalions.
And on October 22–26, 1914, the branch of I Brigade of the Polish Legions, fought heavy battle with Russian troops in the village of Laski
Laski
Laski is a village in Poland, in Masovian Voivodship, to the west of Warsaw, in the commune of Izabelin. It is located at the southern border of the Kampinos Forest and is a notable resort, with 1,600 permanent inhabitants ....
.
In 1933 a monument-mausoleum erected in honor of fallen legionnaires
Polish Legions in World War I
Polish Legions was the name of Polish armed forces created in August 1914 in Galicia. Thanks to the efforts of KSSN and the Polish members of the Austrian parliament, the unit became an independent formation of the Austro-Hungarian Army...
, moving in a place with the remains scattered around the graves, the mass grave in Brzustów.
The monument is located near the railway station Żytkowice.