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Brzustów, Masovian Voivodeship
Brzustów [ˈbʐustuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Garbatka-Letnisko, within Kozienice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1]
HistoryAt the beginning of World War I (Autumn 1914) Kozienice forest became a long-term military audience. During the so-called, Dęblin operation, in the region of Laski-Anielin fought the Polish Legions troops, led by the Józef Piłsudski. On October 22 the II battalion of Polish Legions led by Major Edward Rydz-Śmigły fought in the woods near the village of Anielin fierce and bloody battle with 3 Russian battalions. And on October 22–26, 1914, the branch of I Brigade of the Polish Legions, fought heavy battle with Russian troops in the village of Laski. In 1933 a monument-mausoleum erected in honor of fallen legionnaires, moving in a place with the remains scattered around the graves, the mass grave in Brzustów. The monument is located near the railway station Żytkowice. See alsoReferencesExternal links
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