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The plaque commemorates the 15000 Polish Prisoners of War who were murdered by the Soviet Security NKVD on Joseph Stalin's orders in April 1940 in Katyn and in other places within the former U.S.S.R.

The plaque commemorates the 55th anniversary of the event.

Location

Address:164 Harrington Street, St Mary`s Cathedral, Hobart, 7000
State:TAS
Area:Foreign
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -42.88263
Long: 147.317862
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW2
Actual Event Start Date:03-September-1939
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Actual Event End Date:15-August-1945
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Monday 17th April, 1995
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In memory of 15,000 Polish Prisoners of War murdered by the Soviet Security NKVD on Stalin's orders in April 1940 in Katyn and in other places in USSR.

[ Inscription In Polish ] 

R. I. P. 

Presented by the Polish Ex-Servicemen's Association, Hobart, on 17th April, 1995 to commemorate the 55th anniversary of this tragic event

This memorial plaque was funded by a grant from Australia Remembers  1945 - 1995

Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA,PS
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