he died. The inscription on the monument tablet says; Przechodniu, powiedz Ojczyźnie, żeśmy walczyli do końca, spełniając swój obowiązek which translates into English as: Passerby, tell the Fatherland that we fought to the end, fulfilling our duty (In the style of the epitaph for the soldiers at Thermopylae). The family of Raginis was officially notified of his death in Wizna three years later in 1943 when his sister, Maria Morawska, received a notice through the Red Cross. Posthumous honors The local primary school is named after him, as well as several streets in Poland, including one in Białystok, Rzeszów and Warsaw, The 31st Council of the Polish Scouting Association in Białystok, chose Raginis as their patron in 1969. On May 13, 1970, Raginis was posthumously awarded, by the Council of State of the Polish People's Republic, with the Virtuti Militari - Gold Cross (IV Class) medal. On August 28, 2009 he was posthumously awarded, by the President of Poland, with the Order of Polonia Restituta (Grand Cross). On August 21, 2012 Raginis was posthumously promoted, by the Minister of National Defence Tomasz Siemoniak to the rank of Major. Cultural references The heroic struggle and death of Raginis has inspired a number of films and videos: Film documentary titled "Wierność" (1969) written and directed by Grzegorz Królikiewicz. Film documentary titled "Dzwony znad Wizny" (1969) directed by Franciszek Burdzy Television documentary series episode from TVP titled "Było... nie minęło" first broadcast on September 25, 2010. The image of Raginis is included on a stamp in the series "Polish Defense War of 1939" issued by Poczta Polska in 1989 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the invasion of Poland and the outbreak of World War II. The Swedish power metal band Sabaton wrote the song "40:1" about the battle of Wizna, extolling the performance of the Polish defenders. Before their concert in Poland, on October 23, 2008 the members of Sabaton visited Wizna to pay their respects to the soldiers and Raginis. References Further reading Kosztyła Zygmunt, Obrona odcinka "Wizna" 1939, BKD (Bitwy, Kampanie, Dowódcy) [7/76], 1976 Kupidura P., Zahor M., Wizna, Wojskowy Przegląd Techniczny i Logistyczny, nr 3, 1999 Moorhouse Roger, First to Fight: The Polish War, 1939, Bodley Head, 2019 Stawiński Kazimierz, Bój pod Wizną. Warszawa 1964. Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej. Wiktorzak A., Wizna - Polskie Termopile, Głos Weterana, nr 9, 1997 1908 births 1939 deaths People from Augšdaugava Municipality People