Rhaude
Six of them died during the heavy fighting for Posthausen and the crossing of the river Leda, and one died after the war. A tall stone plaque was placed on the grave with a quotation from the Gospel in German:
ER IST UNSER FRIEDE. EPH 214
The Lord is our peace
The data in the left column comes from archival materials, in the right - from the tombstone (original spelling preserved):
BERG KAZIMIERZ Lance Corporal Dragoon KAZIMIERZ BERG † 27.4.1945
10th Dragoon Regiment
* 5.5.1925 Misowo district Kościerzyna
† 27.4.1945 in Potshausen
R-C. Serv. Number 1925/339/I-45543
BŁASZKIEWICZ DARIUSZ Second-Lieutenant DARIUS PASZKIEWICZ † 27.4.1945
10th Dragoon Regiment
* 2.1.1922 Mława
† 27.4.1945 Potshausen
R-C. Serv. Number PLF/1922
CICHOCKI ROMAN Second Lieutenant ROMAN CICHOCKI † 24.4.1945
10th Dragoon Regiment
* 10.2.1918 Stratyn district Rohatyn
† 24.4.1945 Potshausen
R-C. Serv. Number PLF/1918
MAJEWICZ EGON a.k.a. "Florjański" EGON FLORIANSKI † 25.4.1945
Lance Corporal Dragoon
10th Dragoon Regiment
* 1.1.1923 Grudziądz
† 25.5.1945
R-C. Serv. Number 1923/435/I-33030
SARACHMAN PIOTR Lance Corporal Dragoon PIETR SARACHMAN † 27.4.1945
10th Dragoon Regiment
* 24.6.1921 Bolechów
† 27.4.1945 Posthausen
R-C. Serv. Number 1923/154/I-32677
SZUMIK JÓZEF a.k.a. "Kajetanowicz" Dragoon JOSEF KAJETANOWICZ † 27.4.1945
10th Dragoon Regiment
* 1.2.1914 Ochaby district Cieszyn
† 27.4.1945 Potshausen
Of the Evangelical confession
R-C. Serv. Number 1914/568/I-41089
SMIGIEL ZYGMUNT Cpl. SMOGIEL † 24.4.1945
10th Dragoon Regiment
* 20.5.1914 Wilkowyja district Rzeszów
† 24.4.1945
R-C. Serv. Number 1914/108/I-7106
During an inspection, it was found that the graves and the helmets placed in front of the tombstone were looked after and maintained by a former soldier of the 1st Division - Józef Chrzanowski from Aschendorf. On the initiative of Pastor Edwin Pech, honorary patronage over the tomb was established by the WANG Evangelical-Augsburg Parish from Karpacz.
In accordance with international conventions, the Division sign, the name of the military unit and military ranks were forged on the new tombstone. Moreover, errors were corrected and the following inscription was added in two languages:
HIER RUHEN SOLDATEN DES 10 DRAGONENREGIMENTS DER 1. POLNISCHEN PANZERDIVISION
TU SPOCZYWAJĄ ŻOŁNIERZE 10. PUŁKU DRAGONÓW 1. POLSKIEJ DYWIZJI PANCERNEJ
[Here lie the soldiers of the 10th Dragon Regiment of the 1st Polish Armoured Division]
