8. Independence Monument in Olszewnica Stara
The initiator of the monument construction
was in 1928 Bronislaw Sokół, well-deserved
social activist, commander of the VFD and
head teacher of the local primary school in
the years 1927-1939. The obelisk, unveiled
in 1930, bears a plaque commemorating
the 10th anniversary of Poland’s recovery of
independence 1918-1928 and the 10th anniversary
of the victorious battle of Warsaw led
by the Polish Army in the 1920 Polish-Soviet
War, under the command of Józef Pilsudski,
first Marshal of Poland 1920-1930.
The residents of Olszewnica played a significant role in Poland’s recovery of sovereignty. A local military sub-unit of the Polish Military Organization took part, in November 1918, in disarming the German garrison stationed in the barracks nearby the railway station Jabłonna (today Legionowo). The platoon was commanded by Jan Trzaskoma (1897-1943), who later participated in the 1920 Polish-Soviet War and was awarded the Silver Cross of the War Order of Virtuti Militari, in 1924, was consecrated as a priest. Some other key figures involved in the Polish Military Organization were: Wacław Sokulski and Stefan Cieśliński from Olszewnica, Trybulski and Afek from Krubin and the Kałęcki brothers, Leonard and Czesław from Skrzeszew.
In 1939, the head of the rural commune Olszewnica Stara, Piotr Sierawski, fearing the Germans dismantled the memorial plaque and buried it in his backyard. After the political changes at the beginning of the 90s of the 20th century, thanks to the efforts of Franciszek Jędraszko, a distinguished Polish Home Army soldier, the plaque was found and placed back on the monument, which was officially unveiled on August 15, 1991.
The residents of Olszewnica played a significant role in Poland’s recovery of sovereignty. A local military sub-unit of the Polish Military Organization took part, in November 1918, in disarming the German garrison stationed in the barracks nearby the railway station Jabłonna (today Legionowo). The platoon was commanded by Jan Trzaskoma (1897-1943), who later participated in the 1920 Polish-Soviet War and was awarded the Silver Cross of the War Order of Virtuti Militari, in 1924, was consecrated as a priest. Some other key figures involved in the Polish Military Organization were: Wacław Sokulski and Stefan Cieśliński from Olszewnica, Trybulski and Afek from Krubin and the Kałęcki brothers, Leonard and Czesław from Skrzeszew.
In 1939, the head of the rural commune Olszewnica Stara, Piotr Sierawski, fearing the Germans dismantled the memorial plaque and buried it in his backyard. After the political changes at the beginning of the 90s of the 20th century, thanks to the efforts of Franciszek Jędraszko, a distinguished Polish Home Army soldier, the plaque was found and placed back on the monument, which was officially unveiled on August 15, 1991.