The Soldier’s grave on the edge of the forest in the wilderness known as Kąty Węgierskie
A metal cross with a plaque and a mound
of earth raised over a grave to a height
of 20 cm. A commemorative plaque with
the following inscription: to the memory
of the unknown soldier of the Polish Army, fallen
in September 1939.
The history of the grave, as documented by the local inhabitants, cites the grave as the place of burial of a Polish fighter pilot as in the near vicinity a Polish fighter plane crashed after it had probably been shot down. This testimony, however, has not been confirmed by archival sources. Over a long period of time, from the end of the 2nd World War until the 1980s, as the inhabitants say, there was a steel helmet hanging from the cross, but today it is difficult to determine whether it was a Polish helmet (with “salamander” covering), a German one or a Russian one. In this area both the covering troops of the 20th Infantry Division of the Polish Army and the German divisions in 1939 fought, as well as the German and Red Army divisions in 1944.
The history of the grave, as documented by the local inhabitants, cites the grave as the place of burial of a Polish fighter pilot as in the near vicinity a Polish fighter plane crashed after it had probably been shot down. This testimony, however, has not been confirmed by archival sources. Over a long period of time, from the end of the 2nd World War until the 1980s, as the inhabitants say, there was a steel helmet hanging from the cross, but today it is difficult to determine whether it was a Polish helmet (with “salamander” covering), a German one or a Russian one. In this area both the covering troops of the 20th Infantry Division of the Polish Army and the German divisions in 1939 fought, as well as the German and Red Army divisions in 1944.