Katyń Memorial - Jersey City, NJ

The Katyń Memorial in Jersey City is a powerful and somber monument honoring the thousands of Polish officers, soldiers, and civilians murdered by Soviet forces in 1940 during the Katyń massacre. The striking bronze statue, created by Polish-American sculptor Andrzej Pitynski, depicts a bound and gagged Polish soldier impaled by a bayonet.

For more information, see:

https://www.worldwariimonuments.org/items/show/24

Directions:

Take the PATH (Port Authority Trans Hudson) or New Jersey Transit Light Rail (no night service) to Exchange Place. The memorial is located near the Hudson River.

Coordinates:

40.7163° N, 74.0330° W