i ▁Forest ▁( P usz cza ▁Rud nick a ), ▁some ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁Home ▁Army ▁soldiers ▁concentr ated , ▁together ▁with ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁civil ian ▁refuge es . ▁All ▁were ▁soon ▁sp otted ▁by ▁Soviet ▁aircraft , ▁so ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁soldiers ▁should ▁be ▁divided ▁into ▁smaller ▁groups , ▁and ▁march ▁towards ▁B iał yst ok . ▁The ▁unit ▁of ▁Mac iej ▁Kal enk ow icz ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁forest ▁for ▁a ▁while , ▁but ▁under ▁Soviet ▁pressure , ▁it ▁had ▁to ▁retre at ▁south west . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁August ▁Pol es ▁were ▁attacked ▁by ▁ 3 rd ▁Battalion ▁of ▁ 3 2 nd ▁Motor ized ▁Regiment ▁of ▁the ▁NK VD . ▁The ▁battle ▁last ed ▁five ▁hours : ▁Colonel ▁Kal enk ow icz ▁was ▁killed , ▁but ▁the ▁Pol es ▁did ▁not ▁surrender ▁and ▁managed ▁to ▁escape ▁enc irc lement . ▁ ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁Sur k ont y ▁is ▁comm emor ated ▁on ▁the ▁T omb ▁of ▁the ▁Un known ▁Sold ier , ▁Wars aw , ▁with ▁the ▁ins cription ▁" S UR K ON TY ▁ 2 1 ▁VIII ▁ 1 9 4 4 ". ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁ ▁Wy kl ę te ▁ży ci ory s y . ▁Poz na ń : ▁Dom ▁Wy dawn ic zy ▁Reb is . ▁. ▁ ▁Category : B att les ▁involving ▁Poland ▁Category : B att les ▁involving ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union <0x0A> </s> ▁is ▁a ▁Japanese ▁grav ure