National Katyń 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 )
Katyn massacre
Katyn massacre
National Katyń Memorial