Pomnik Żołnierzy Armii Krajowej Pułku "Baszta" zamordowanych na Dworkowej, War memorial in Mokotów district, Warsaw, Poland.
Pomnik Żołnierzy Armii Krajowej Pułku 'Baszta' zamordowanych na Dworkowej is a war memorial in Mokotów made of three concrete pylons topped with a hexagonal plate reaching about 6 meters high. A symbolic manhole cover at its center references the sewers from which the insurgents emerged.
The memorial commemorates events from September 27, 1944, when German troops executed 140 insurgents from the Baszta Regiment after they emerged from the sewers. Construction of the memorial was completed in 1984, marking a significant time gap between the wartime tragedy and its formal commemoration.
The memorial honors the resistance fighters and displays military insignia on its pylons. Inscriptions on the monument commemorate the sacrifice of those who died defending the city.
The memorial features informational plaques in Polish that explain its history. The site has limited wheelchair accessibility, so visitors with mobility challenges should check the conditions in advance.
Corporal Aleksander Kowalewski, the only survivor of the massacre, personally initiated the memorial's construction. His direct involvement links the tragedy to an act of remembrance driven by someone who lived through it.
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