Hall of Fame and Remembrance

There are many to remember and there are many of Ostoja's that served Poland in exceptional way. Each Ostoja family have their own heroes, here below are those that we all should remember as they represent all the Clan of Ostoja was in the past and will be in the future.

Husaria

"Heavy hussars of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth" - Pride of Poland and the Commonwealth, the husaria banners or companies were considered the elite of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth cavalry. They were widely regarded as the most powerful cavalry formation in the world. Polish Hussars were undefeated in battle for over 100 years, they won all battles between 1500 and 1625 against forces sometimes 10-15 times bigger. Ostoja's participated in all those battles and also saved Vienna from the Ottoman's in 1683. In many cases, Ostoja's where the commanders of elite Hussar unites being Rittmeister's, which was the most honorable and respected position in Polish-Lithuanian army in the history.

Stanisław Błociszewski (1804-1888)

Major of Polish Uprising army - participated in November Uprising and in Great Poland Uprising. Received the Gold Cross of Virtuti Militari. All three son's of Błociszewski took part in the January Uprising year 1863. Read more - Czytaj więcej

Bronisław Bohatyrewicz (1870–1940)

Military commander and a general of the Polish Army. Murdered in Katyn. Bohatyrewicz was one of the two Generals whose bodies were identified during the 1943 exhumation. Read more - Czytaj więcej