Katyń Monument in Niles, Memorial monument in Niles, United States.
The bronze sculpture rises 34 feet high and depicts a Polish soldier with a bayoneted rifle piercing his back, standing on a granite base.
The memorial honors thousands of Polish officers and intellectuals executed by Soviet forces in the Katyn forest during March 1940.
Polish-American sculptor Andrzej Pitynski created this monument to preserve the memory of the Katyn massacre victims for future generations.
The monument stands at coordinates 42.0051 latitude and -87.7952 longitude, with plaques providing information about the historical events.
The granite base contains soil from the Katyn massacre site, establishing a physical connection between this memorial and the original location.
Location: Niles
GPS coordinates: 42.00510,-87.79520
Latest update: March 17, 2025 04:17
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