National Katyn Memorial - Baltimore, MD
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N 39° 16.990 W 076° 36.096
18S E 361865 N 4349423
A large sculpture dedicated to the victims of the Katyn massacre of Polish nationals by the Soviets in downtown Baltimore.
Waymark Code: WM12QHF
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/02/2020
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aken from Wikipedia, "The National Katyn Memorial is a monument in Baltimore, Maryland, which memorializes the victims of the 1940 Katyn massacre of Polish nationals carried out by Soviet forces. Baltimore's Polish-American community was instrumental in having the monument built. The monument was unveiled in 2000 and is the tallest statue in Baltimore. The statue itself is 44 feet (13.4 m) high, the whole monument, with base, is 56 feet (17 m). The statue by sculptor Andrzej Pitynski was delivered from Poland and established in the Inner Harbor East at Aliceanna and President streets."
Disaster Date: 04/01/1940
Date of dedication: 01/01/2000
Memorial Sponsors: City of Baltimore
Disaster Type: Sociological
Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
Relevant Website: Not listed
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