“The Katyn memorial can be found within the pine forest of Cannock Chase. Polish visitors to Cannock Chase felt a resemblance between the pine and birch forests here to those in Katyn.
A memorial dedicated to those fallen has existed on Cannock Chase for a long time, originally a small, wooden tribute.
In 1979 a local polish man helped raise funds and volunteers to help assemble a more permanent tribute. The son of one of the fallen men unveiled the monument at Springslade.
The memorial you can see today was erected in 2010. A new plinth stands to reflect that the truth surrounding this tragic event has finally been revealed.”
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“The Katyn memorial can be found within the pine forest of Cannock Chase. Polish visitors to Cannock Chase felt a resemblance between the pine and birch forests here to those in Katyn.
A memorial dedicated to those fallen has existed on Cannock Chase for a long time, originally a small, wooden tribute.
In 1979 a local polish man helped raise funds and volunteers to help assemble a more permanent tribute. The son of one of the fallen men unveiled the monument at Springslade.
The memorial you can see today was erected in 2010. A new plinth stands to reflect that the truth surrounding this tragic event has finally been revealed.”