Oaks of Remembrance
116 red oaks were planted in the grove, one for each of the 116 people from Poznań and Greater Poland murdered in Katyn, Kharkiv and Mednoye. That is how many families of the “Katyń” Association in Poznań were waiting for their loved ones to be commemorated.
The oaks were planted in 2020 at the request of the “Katyń” Association in Poznań, with city money. The trees stand in a chessboard layout that symbolises military order. In autumn the leaves of red oaks turn shades of red, brown and gold.
Plaques
By the road to Fort VII stands an information board funded by the Poznań Branch of the Institute of National Remembrance.
On 18 September 2026 granite slabs appeared next to the oaks, bearing the victim's first name and surname, date of birth and place of death, and where the documentation allowed also military rank. QR codes lead to the “Katyń 1940” service with biographies.
Good to know
The grove lies right next to Fort VII, a former German camp that is today the Museum of the Martyrdom of Greater Poland People. The two places are easy to combine in one visit.
