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The Balonna Military Cemetery

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Turning right before the bridge across the Vistula River, you find yourself on the blue trail – the local Dęblin bicycle loop that is 11.63 km long. It leads among others to Fort II Mierzwiączka (at Lipowa Steet) and to the Balonna military cemetery (access from Balonna Street).

 

The very well-preserved Fort II Mierzwiączka is about 3 km away from the citadel. It was made of brick at the swampy area at Mierzwiączka Creek. In the late 1870s, in response to General Totleben’s motion, it was decided that the Dęblin Fortress should be modernized by reinforcing it with seven outpost forts, four of which were located on the right bank of the Vistula River, and three – on the left bank. The construction began in 1878. All forts were built on a pentagonal plan andall were similar in size and artillery equipment. The fundamental fort dimensions were based on the experiences from the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878. Every structure possessed two ramparts: lower – for the infantry and behind it, higher – for the artillery. The brick escarpment was hidden in the moat protected by scarp caponiers; each fort had crew barracks in the gorge of the fort and storage units.

 

The Balonna Military Cemetery with the area of 0.5 ha is located on the slope of General Zajączek Redoubt. It was established by the Austro-Hungarian army in 1915 and it functioned until 1918. In the interwar period, it served as the Dęblin garrison cemetery, which housed the Flying Training Centre, 15th “Wilki”[Wolves] Infantry Regiment and 28th Light Artillery Regiment in Zajezierze. The nearby village of Stawy housed the Main Ordnance Depot No. 2. The cemetery also features an obelisk commemorating the soldiers of the 15th“Wilki” Infantry Regiment.

 

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