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Monument to the Victims of Katyn and Siberia

The Monument to the Victims of Katyn and Siberia, called the Katyn Monument, stands in the Castle Garden by the Imperial Castle, where ul. Fredry meets Aleje Niepodległości. It was unveiled in 1999.

About the monument

The author is the Poznań sculptor Robert Sobociński.

The monument commemorates officers of the Polish Army and policemen murdered in 1940 in Katyn, Kharkiv and Mednoye, as well as victims of deportations to Siberia.

Good to know

The monument stands in the garden of the Imperial Castle. You can read more about the garden on the Castle Garden page.

Sources (in Polish)

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