Katyn war cemetery, Military cemetery in Katyn village, Smolensk Oblast, Russia.
The memorial complex spans 22 hectares of forest land, featuring mass graves arranged along both sides of the main alley with thousands of inscribed names.
The cemetery contains the remains of 4,415 Polish officers from Kozelsk prisoner camp who were executed by Soviet forces during the spring of 1940.
The memorial includes an underground altar with a memorial bell, representing both Polish and Russian sections dedicated to victims of different historical periods.
The cemetery complex functions as a branch of the Central State Museum of Modern Russian History, located 20 kilometers west of central Smolensk.
The memorial site connects two major historical events through its design: the Second World War and Stalin's terror, containing graves from both periods.
Location: Smolensk Oblast
Location: Katyn
Inception: 1998
Official opening: July 28, 2000
Website: http://memorial-katyn.ru
GPS coordinates: 54.77540,31.78851
Latest update: May 11, 2025 06:44
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