1st Polish
Armoured Division


Rank
Service	
Born
Unit
Regiment
Date of death
Initially buried
Today buried
Grave
BOROŃ Józef
st.strz.
33717
6.9.1912 Niegowa p. Zawiercie 
1. Pol.Dyw.Panc.
8. B.S.
5.11.1944,  Hooge Zwaluwe, the Netherlands
Breda in Roman Catholic Cemetery "Zuylen" P.2.2.
Breda, Polish War Cemetery 
E.3.5.

On 5.11.1944 a battle group of 8. B.S. and 2 .P.Panc. advanced 
towards the village Hooge Zwaluwe. They were obliged to stay 
on the dykes because the polder has been inundated. 
Germans opened fire from a ambush and the infantry suffered 
heavy losses. Nine men were killed in action: Stuwe M., 
Myske J., Herman J., Lamkowski B., Borón J., Czajko J., 
Pluciński W., Szczotka H. and Grinholz A.  
Tyburcy S. was killed in one of the three tanks of 2. P.Panc. 
which were destroyed.  

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