Spomenik 26 smrznutih partizana, War memorial monument in Matić Poljana, Croatia.

Spomenik 26 smrznutih partizana consists of 26 limestone columns arranged in a geometric pattern across a meadow in the Gorski Kotar region. The columns are positioned to integrate with the natural landscape, creating a clear spatial composition.

The memorial on Matić poljana commemorates 26 fighters of the Second Brigade of the Thirteenth Primorsko-goranska Division (NOVJ) who froze to death during a 52-kilometre march from Drežnica via Jasenko and Mrkoplje on the night of 19–20 February 1944. Another 150 survived the night with lasting frostbite injuries. The memorial area, designed by architect Zdenko Sila, has hosted the annual Memorial of the 26 Frozen Partisans since 1962; in 2004 it was renamed the Memorial of Peace.

The name directly honors the 26 fallen partisans, and the site functions as a place where visitors come to pay respects and remember sacrifice. Each year, a peace commemoration ceremony draws people to reflect on their loss.

The memorial stands on Matić poljana in the Gorski Kotar highlands, reached by marked paths from the surrounding villages. The meadow is exposed and winters bring deep snow and very low temperatures, the same conditions that killed the marchers in 1944. Sturdy footwear and warm, windproof layers are needed even outside winter.

The annual gathering held here since 1962 was renamed Memorijal mira (Memorial of Peace) in 2004, four decades after it began as the Memorial of the 26 Frozen Partisans. The columns are rough-hewn limestone, and Sila took their arrangement from the scattered rocks that rise out of the grass on nearby clearings.