Concrete platform on a hill 163 rangefinder

After the collapse of the attack in the vicinity of Rumi and the inability to obtain fortifications on Mount Markowca, commander of Soviet troops from the area decided to hit the back of the defense Łężyce Rumi. Łężyce fierce defense thwarted the plans of Russian dowódctwa. Łężyce still remained in German hands, and keep the defense allowed 163 hills of Rumi and the entire northern section of the front.