18. Garrison Military Cemetery in Wieliszew
The Orthodox Russian Military Cemetery
was established by the Tsarist authorities
in 1902, alongside the railway tracks leading
to the Zegrze fortress. We can find today
Orthodox crosses made of concrete,
granite columns and stones with engraved
dates 1902 and 1908 dating back to the
earliest years of the existence of the cemetery.
The monument in memory of the
Tsarist officer S.I. Stasjukow is of particular
value. The inscription engraved in Russian
informs:On March 9, 1915, Sergey
Ivanovich Stasjuk, lieutenant of the 8th Turkestan
Rifle Regiment dedicated to Adjutant
General von Kaufman, died from injuries
suffered on February 11 in a battle with the
Germans in the village of Wola Wierzbowska,
Przasnysz district, province of Plock. In the
Wieliszew cemetery, other families of military
officers and officials were laid to rest.
We are reminded of this by the devastated
tombstone of Zofia Michajłowna Brzeska,
who died at the age of 27 in 1904.
After World War I, the cemetery served the Polish garrisons in Zegrze and Legionowo, as well as the local population. From this period comes the tombstone with the following inscription: Tadeusz Szczepanski, corporal of the 2nd Railway Engineer Regiment. He died tragically on August 15, 1927. To our beloved Son – Parents.
At the cemetery, on All Souls’ Day, a solemn roll call of the war dead is read by the soldiers.
Especially poignant are the graves of children from the 30s of the 20th century, mostly children of professional soldiers of the 2nd Railway Bridge Battalion and 2nd Balloon Battalion. In 1934, some of the ashes from the Wieliszew cemetery were transferred to the newly created Legionowo parish cemetery. In autumn 1944, the cemetery was on the front line of the Soviet-German skirmishes. Extremely heavy fighting in the area contributed to the most serious destruction to the tombstones.
After World War I, the cemetery served the Polish garrisons in Zegrze and Legionowo, as well as the local population. From this period comes the tombstone with the following inscription: Tadeusz Szczepanski, corporal of the 2nd Railway Engineer Regiment. He died tragically on August 15, 1927. To our beloved Son – Parents.
At the cemetery, on All Souls’ Day, a solemn roll call of the war dead is read by the soldiers.
Especially poignant are the graves of children from the 30s of the 20th century, mostly children of professional soldiers of the 2nd Railway Bridge Battalion and 2nd Balloon Battalion. In 1934, some of the ashes from the Wieliszew cemetery were transferred to the newly created Legionowo parish cemetery. In autumn 1944, the cemetery was on the front line of the Soviet-German skirmishes. Extremely heavy fighting in the area contributed to the most serious destruction to the tombstones.