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September Barricade Monument

1979 establishments in Poland1979 sculpturesBrutalist architectureBuildings and structures completed in 1979Concrete sculptures
OchotaOutdoor sculptures in WarsawWorld War II monuments and memorials in Warsaw
Pomnik barykada września bez tablic 8ix
Pomnik barykada września bez tablic 8ix

The September Barricade Monument (Polish: Pomnik Barykada Września) is a brutalist mounument in Warsaw, Poland. It is located in the district of Ochota, at Grójecka Street, near the intersection with Opaczewska Street. The monument commemorates a barricade that was constructed by the Polish Armed Forces during the Siege of Warsaw, and used between 8 and 27 September 1939. It consists of three large concrete sculptures, depicting numerals of dates 8-IX (8 September), the day the barricade was erected, 1939, the year of the siege, and 27-IX (27 September), the day the city capitulated. It was designed by Julian Pałka, and unveiled on 12 September 1979.

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September Barricade Monument
Grójecka, Warsaw Ochota

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Grójecka
02-101 Warsaw, Ochota
Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
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Defense of Ochota and Wola (1939)
Defense of Ochota and Wola (1939)

The defense of Ochota and Wola refers to military actions undertaken by the Polish Army on 8–9 September 1939 during the September campaign, in the districts of Ochota and Wola in Warsaw. The result was the repulsion of the German assault by the 4th Panzer Division and thus the thwarting of the German plan for a rapid capture of the Polish capital. On 8 September 1939, German tanks reached the outskirts of Warsaw. Believing that merely their presence would break the defenders' will to fight, General Georg-Hans Reinhardt attempted to capture the city that same afternoon. However, the German tanks advancing along the Kraków Avenue were repelled by the fire of Polish artillery and infantry. The next day, after bringing up artillery and the main forces of the 4th Panzer Division, the Germans launched a regular assault. The main focus of the attack was on Ochota, although fighting also broke out in Wola and at Mokotów Field after a while. The Polish defenders managed to repel the enemy assault, and the 4th Panzer Division suffered the loss of up to 50% of its tanks during its unsuccessful attempt to capture Warsaw. The defense of Ochota and Wola was the greatest success achieved by the Poles during the defense of Warsaw in September 1939. The repulsion of the attack had a positive impact on the morale of both soldiers and civilians. Combined with the Polish counteroffensive that began at the same time on the Bzura river, it forced the Germans to temporarily cease their attempts to capture Warsaw through direct assault.