Pomník padlým, War memorial in Městský park, Šlapanice, Czech Republic.

Pomník padlým, known as Plačící matka (Weeping Mother), stands in the town park of Šlapanice. A life-size woman in a simple dress and blouse leans forward with clasped hands, standing on a rock-like pedestal carved with piled flags, helmets and crosses. The sandstone and artificial-stone monument bears 84 names of local men; the name of František Fiala was later removed after he returned from the USSR.

The memorial was built and dedicated in 1924, a few years after the end of World War I, to remember the losses of the community. Its construction at this time reflected the wish to keep the memory of those who had died alive for future generations.

The memorial displays the names of fallen soldiers from the local community and serves as a place where visitors leave flowers and wreaths. Its presence in the park shows how the memory of those who died remains important to the people of Šlapanice.

The memorial stands in the square enclosure with a semicircular front in the town park of Šlapanice, in the Brno-venkov district. The names of the fallen are carved on the sides and rear of the pedestal, so walk around the base to read them. The site is freely accessible.

The name of the missing soldier František Fiala was erased from the monument after he returned to Šlapanice from the USSR with his wife and son, forty-two years after the war. The monument is listed in the Central Register of War Graves under number CZE-6216-17453.