Polar
17-10-04, 15:11
The tank T-34 in Studzianki is monument-mausoleum Polish soldiers from 1st (Polish) Armored Brigade who die in the first battle this unit . During WWII, Studzianki was the site of a battle which took place 9-16 VIII 1944 between the 1st (Polish) Armored Brigade named after the Heroes of Westerplatte and the Soviet 8th Guard Army against two German Panzer Divisions and a Grenadier Division. This was a deciding battle for maintaining the Warka-Magnuszew bridge-head, in its course the 1st Brigade destroyed approx. 40 tanks and armored guns, 9 armored transporters, 26 artillery pieces and mortars and captured a battery of guns. The Germans also suffered significant manpower losses.
http://polar123.fm.interia.pl/czolgi%20grafika/t-34-76%2002.jpg
http://polar123.fm.interia.pl/czolgi%20grafika/t-34-76-03.jpg
http://polar123.fm.interia.pl/czolgi%20grafika/t-34-76.jpg
http://polar123.fm.interia.pl/czolgi%20grafika/tablice%20czolg.jpg
http://polar123.fm.interia.pl/czolgi%20grafika/tablica%20drogowa.jpg
In 1964 (on the 20th anniversary of the battle) a monument-mausoleum was unvailed on the outskirts of the village. Monuments is a tank No. 217 - the first polish tank, which entered the village.
Since 1969 the name of village is Studzianki Pancerne ("Armored")
http://polar123.fm.interia.pl/czolgi%20grafika/t-34-76%2002.jpg
http://polar123.fm.interia.pl/czolgi%20grafika/t-34-76-03.jpg
http://polar123.fm.interia.pl/czolgi%20grafika/t-34-76.jpg
http://polar123.fm.interia.pl/czolgi%20grafika/tablice%20czolg.jpg
http://polar123.fm.interia.pl/czolgi%20grafika/tablica%20drogowa.jpg
In 1964 (on the 20th anniversary of the battle) a monument-mausoleum was unvailed on the outskirts of the village. Monuments is a tank No. 217 - the first polish tank, which entered the village.
Since 1969 the name of village is Studzianki Pancerne ("Armored")