Freedom Monument (Bydgoszcz)
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Freedom Monument (Polish: Pomnik Wolności) is a monument in Bydgoszcz commemorating both the fallen Soviet and Polish soldiers who fought during the liberation of the city in January 1945, and the return of Bydgoszcz to Poland on 20 January 1920.
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Quick Facts Location, Designer ...
Polish: Pomnik Wolności | |
53.1269°N 18.0050°E / 53.1269; 18.0050 | |
Location | Bydgoszcz, Poland |
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Designer | Jan Kossowski |
Type | obelisk |
Completion date | 7/11/1945 then 10/11/1945 |
Dedicated to | Winning Armies in 1945 and Bydgoszcz return to National Territory |
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The monument has a shape of an obelisk. At the base is a plaque with the inscription: "'Libera Civitas Bydgostiensis'" (City of Bydgoszcz Free). On the front wall of the monument are reliefs and plaques, and on other walls, among others, stands tombstone commemorating eleven Soviet soldiers killed .