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Date of death
Today buried
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ŻIELIŃSKI Bohdan
plut.
25.12.1913 Gdańsk
1. Pol.Dyw.Panc. 
19. P.S.K.
2.5.1945, Grossander, Germany
Evangelischer Friedhof, Remels, Kreis Leer, Germany
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Course of events:
First Squadron comes in action, passes a bridge and reaches the region 
of Grossander, where they find road-demolitions and the enemy's resistance,
(about one company of infantry). 

Thanks to the Squadron's heavy pressure and fierce fire, the resistance 
is broken.

A small bridge (partly damaged) and road-demolitions were restored within
30 minutes. 

Grossander was captured. 
Three kilometres East of Grossander the 1st. Squadron meets obstacles: 
a hole in the way, two barricades and a small bridge with mines, which were 
strongly defended by the enemy. 

The squadron met very heavy mortar-artillery and machinegun fire. 
The swampy field prevents leaving the way and passing the obstacles. 
The commander of this squadron, with a section of the storm-platoon 
made a reconnaissance on the obstacles on foot. 

One Dragoon Squadron came to reinforce them.

At 11.25 hours heavy antitank-fire (probably 6 guns SP 88 mm and 75 mm) 
and a fierce attack of heavy enemys artillery and infantry in the bushes on 
the roadside caused big losses for the Squadron. 

Killed were :
por. BORZEMSKI PAWEŁ, substitute Squadron-Commander
plut. JANKOWSKI
kpr. ZIELINSKI
st. strz. LAS WITOLD (died of wounds after evacuation)
strz. PIASKOWSKI ( died of  wounds after evacuation.)

Wounded were: 
kpr. DRAGUN
strz. NADZIEJA

One tank was destroyed and three tanks were damaged.

The 1 st. squadron remains in his taken position. 
The regiment-commander orders to stop the efforts to force the barricades.   

Source:10 PUŁK STRZELCÓW KONNYCH w KAMPANII 1944-1945

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