Battle of Laski and Anielin
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Battle of Laski and Anielin | |||||||||
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Part of the Eastern Front of World War I | |||||||||
Monument to the Polish legionaries who died during the battle | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Austria-Hungary (Polish Legions) | Russian Empire | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Józef Piłsudski Edward Rydz-Śmigły Michał Rola-Żymierski | Unknown | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
The Battle of Laski and Anielin took place on October 22–26, 1914, during World War I. 1st Brigade, Polish Legions, a unit of the Austro-Hungarian Army commanded by Józef Piłsudski, clashed with the Imperial Russian Army near Anielin and Laski. The battle was part of the so-called Ivangorod Operation, during which the Austro-Hungarians tried to capture the Dęblin Fortress (known at that time as Ivangorod), and cross the Vistula.
Battle
The battle began in the night of October 22/23, 1914, when 3rd Company of 3rd Battalion of Captain
On October 23, 1st Battalion of Captain
Commemoration
In 1933, at the Żytkowice rail station, located in the village of
The battle is commemorated on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Warsaw, with the inscription "LASKI ANIELIN 21–24 X 1914".
References
Sources
- Mieczysław Wrzosek, Polski czyn zbrojny podczas pierwszej wojny światowej 1914–1918, Państwowe Wydawnictwo "Wiedza Powszechna", Warszawa 1990