Deblin

The village of Demblin has existed since 1397. In ancient documents, there are transcriptions of a toponym such as Deblin (1505) and Deblyn (1508). As legend has it, before many oaks ( dęb ) grew in these parts, and Vepř and Vistula abounded with lines ( lin ). In the XV century, the village belonged to the Tarlo family (Ax coat of arms). From the end of the 16th century it was in the hands of the famous Mniszek family.

In 1815, by decision of the Congress of Vienna , Deblin, as part of the Kingdom of Poland, was annexed to the Russian Empire .

In 1832, here, on the initiative of the governor Ivan Fedorovich Paskevich , His Serene Highness Prince of Warsaw, the construction of the fortress began. The construction of fortifications in 1832-1847. led by Colonel Engineer N. A. Rydzevsky . The plan was developed by Ivan Den , the builder of Modlin and Warsaw fortresses. Demblin fortress was originally a large fortification in the form of a pentagonal fort.

In 1840, Emperor Nicholas I ordered to name the fortress - in honor of Ivan Paskevich - Ivangorod . The city of Deblin became Ivangorod.

In 1856, the remains of Field Marshal Ivan Paskevich were, at his request, interred in Ivangorod ^[1] .

In 1872-1882, according to the plan of E.I. Totleben , a ring of 6 forts was built around the former fortress. They were located on a circle with a radius of 2½ kilometers from the center of a large fortification, which is now called the citadel . The 3rd fort was given the name "Deblin."

In the early 1900s, Ivangorod-Demblin gained great importance, becoming a major junction of railways and highways.

In 1909, the fortress recognized as obsolete was abolished, but in 1913 it was again put into operation. By the beginning of World War I, she was in poor condition. The already outdated fortifications were partially destroyed by time and floods from the Vistula floods.

At the very beginning of the war, the fortress was restored by the energetic efforts of its new commandant A.V. Schwartz . During the great retreat of 1915, stubborn battles were fought between the Russian and German troops near the fortress, the fortress was a stronghold of the Russian troops during the Warsaw-Ivangorod operation . July 22 (August 4), 1915 Ivangorod-Deblin was captured by German and Austro-Hungarian contingents ^[2] . From this moment the city was again called Demblin, the fortress became Demblin.

During the Soviet-Polish war, the fortress was used by Polish troops as a stronghold, from which the successful counterattack of the Poles began. Subsequently, the Demblin fortress was used by the Polish army.

In the Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn, there is Deblin Lane, named after Deblin.

In the years 1961-1981. the bulk of the Polish merchant fleet included the Demlin cargo ship.

1. ↑ In 1889, the remains of I.F. Paskevich and his wife Elizaveta Alekseevna, nee Griboedova, were reburied in the family tomb of the princes Paskevich, built by his son Fedor in Gomel .
2. ↑ World War I :: Dossiers :: Black Sea Fleet - 2017

• The fortress of Deblin .
• The official page of the city .