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Polish Prisoners of War Print Page 
24-August-2021 (Paul Scott)
Photographs supplied by Arthur Garland / Paul Scott
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 |
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| State: | TAS |
| Area: | Foreign |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -42.88263 Long: 147.317862 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 03-September-1939 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 15-August-1945 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Monday 17th April, 1995 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MA,PSIn 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
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
