The Parish Cemetery contains the graves of heroes who fought during World War II and those who died fighting against the communist authorities after 1945.
In Kiełpiniec, a strong and well-armed Home Army unit was formed under the command of a teacher, Lieutenant Lucjusz Gawryś, pseudonym "Ryś". The activities of the Home Army and life in Kiełpiniec during the war are described in detail by a member of the unit, Juliusz Lemke, in his book "Było, minęła". Landed estates played a significant role in the functioning of military structures. In the Sokołów district, the "Uprawa" organization operated. Within its framework, Władysław and Józef Murawscy from Zagórze provided assistance in providing provisions to the units. The surrounding forests provided shelter to the fighting men and civilians. During the march of the front, Father Marian Podstawka, Sister Sebastian Moskwa, and many residents of Chądzyn and the surrounding areas found shelter in the Smolarnia forester's lodge with Paweł Andrzejewski. During the march of the front, the residents of Kiełpiniec, usually with all their belongings, waited out these difficult days in mounds in the forests near the village. On August 10, 1944, Kiełpiniec was liberated. Unfortunately, the dissolution of the Home Army did not mean the end of the war. Fighting continued. On February 17, 1947, in buildings outside the village belonging to Franciszek Goworek, four partisans of the 6th Wilno Brigade of the Home Army, commanded by Captain Władysław Łukasiuk Młot, were killed.
The following died at that time: the commander of the 3rd squadron of the 6th Brigade, Senior Sergeant Józef Babicz Żwirko, Corporal Franciszek Januszkiewicz Zbieg, Private Jan Małyszko Grom and Private NN Serdeczny. In November 2005, thanks to the efforts of the "Pamiętamy" Foundation, a monument commemorating these soldiers was erected next to the chapel in Kiełpiniec. Symbolic crosses of the fallen are also located on both sides of the road at the entrance to the village. A concrete grave fenced with a low wooden fence is dedicated to the unknown Home Army soldier who died in 1941 or 1942. On the edge of the village on the opposite side of the road, there is only a wooden cross without an inscription commemorating the death of two uhlans from 1920. The bodies of these two soldiers were ceremoniously transported to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Sterdyń on the fifteenth anniversary of regaining independence. R. Murawski says: "The exhumation was accompanied by crowds of people.
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