Battle of Krzywopłoty
| Battle of Krzywoploty | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Krzywoploty, Congress Poland, Russian Empire (present-day Poland) | |
| Result | Austro-Hungarian victory |
Austria-Hungary
Russian Empire Unknown 1st Regiment of Polish Legions Unknown2 battalions
46 killed
131 wounded or captured
The Battle of Krzywoploty took place on November 17 – 18 , 1914, near the village of
Mieczyslaw Rys-Trojanowski
and Captain Ottokar Brzoza-Brzezina.
On November 17, 4th and 6th Battalions, supported by field artillery, took positions on the hill of Holy Cross, located between Krzywoploty and Bydlin. Russians were located in forests by Domaniewice. The battle, which lasted for two days, was a success for the Legions, as they managed to halt a local Russian offensive. Polish losses were heavy, with 46 killed and 131 either wounded or captured. All victims, Polish, Austrian and Russian, were buried in a cemetery at Bydlin.
Jozef Pilsudski
called the battle “our Thermopylae”, and following his initiative, a monument in the shape of a stone cross was unveiled at the Bydlin Cemetery in 1920. To commemorate the battle, soldiers of the Legions founded in 1937 a school in Bydlin.
The Battle of Krzywoploty is commemorated on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Warsaw, with the inscription "KRZYWOPLOTY 14 XI 1914".
Sources
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- Mieczysław Wrzosek, Polski czyn zbrojny podczas pierwszej wojny światowej 1914-1918, Państwowe Wydawnictwo "Wiedza Powszechna", Warszawa 1990