Military cemetery in Surkonty, Military cemetery in Surkonty, Belarus.
The cemetery contains graves of 35 Polish Home Army soldiers who died in combat, including Colonel Maciej Kalenkiewicz and his unit members.
During World War II in August 1944, this location witnessed the first direct military confrontation between Polish Home Army forces and Soviet Red Army units.
The cemetery serves as a memorial site representing the complex relationship between Polish and Soviet forces during the final stages of World War II.
The burial ground is situated at coordinates 53.945134 latitude and 24.975239 longitude, approximately 20 kilometers northeast of the city of Grodno.
In August 2022, the cemetery underwent substantial modifications when Belarusian authorities brought heavy machinery to alter the burial site.
Location: Surkanty
Inception: 1944
GPS coordinates: 53.94513,24.97524
Latest update: March 10, 2025 15:26
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