Katyń Memorial Day
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Katyń Memorial Day is a Polish national day of remembrance honoring the victims of the 1940 Soviet massacre of Polish officers and intelligentsia in the Katyń Forest and related sites.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dzień Pamięci Ofiar Zbrodni Katyńskiej | 1 |
| Katyń Memorial Day canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1119051 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Katyń Memorial Day Context triple: [Katyn massacre, commemoratedOn, Katyń Memorial Day]
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A.
Holodomor Memorial Day
Holodomor Memorial Day is an annual day of remembrance honoring the millions of victims of the man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine in 1932–1933.
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B.
Katyn war cemetery
The Katyn war cemetery is a memorial burial ground in Russia honoring the thousands of Polish officers and intellectuals executed by the Soviet NKVD during the Katyn massacre of 1940.
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C.
Katyn massacre
The Katyn massacre was a World War II mass execution of thousands of Polish military officers and intelligentsia carried out by the Soviet NKVD in 1940.
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D.
Wawer massacre
The Wawer massacre was a World War II mass execution of Polish civilians by German occupiers near Warsaw in December 1939, regarded as one of the first large-scale Nazi atrocities against the Polish population.
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E.
Victory Day
Victory Day is a national holiday in Bangladesh commemorating the country's decisive victory in the 1971 Liberation War and the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Katyń Memorial Day Target entity description: Katyń Memorial Day is a Polish national day of remembrance honoring the victims of the 1940 Soviet massacre of Polish officers and intelligentsia in the Katyń Forest and related sites.
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A.
Holodomor Memorial Day
Holodomor Memorial Day is an annual day of remembrance honoring the millions of victims of the man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine in 1932–1933.
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B.
Katyn war cemetery
The Katyn war cemetery is a memorial burial ground in Russia honoring the thousands of Polish officers and intellectuals executed by the Soviet NKVD during the Katyn massacre of 1940.
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C.
Katyn massacre
The Katyn massacre was a World War II mass execution of thousands of Polish military officers and intelligentsia carried out by the Soviet NKVD in 1940.
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D.
Wawer massacre
The Wawer massacre was a World War II mass execution of Polish civilians by German occupiers near Warsaw in December 1939, regarded as one of the first large-scale Nazi atrocities against the Polish population.
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E.
Victory Day
Victory Day is a national holiday in Bangladesh commemorating the country's decisive victory in the 1971 Liberation War and the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish national remembrance day
ⓘ
commemoration day ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
victims of mass executions in Kalinin (Tver)
ⓘ
victims of mass executions in Katyń Forest ⓘ victims of mass executions in Kharkiv ⓘ victims of related NKVD execution sites ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Polish intelligentsia murdered by the Soviet NKVD in 1940
ⓘ
Polish officers murdered by the Soviet NKVD in 1940 ⓘ victims of related NKVD executions in 1940 ⓘ victims of the Katyń massacre ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| dateObserved | April 13 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Sejm of the Republic of Poland
ⓘ
linked to:
Sejm
|
| followsCalendar |
Gregorian calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
|
| hasCause |
Katyń massacre
ⓘ
linked to:
Katyn massacre
Soviet execution of Polish prisoners of war in 1940 ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Polish ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
commemoration of crimes of Stalinism
ⓘ
remembrance of victims of totalitarian regimes ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfVictim |
Polish Army officers
ⓘ
Polish intelligentsia ⓘ Polish police officers ⓘ Polish professionals and community leaders ⓘ Polish state officials ⓘ |
| inception | 2007 ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official remembrance day in Poland ⓘ |
| locationOfPrimaryEvent |
Kalinin (Tver) NKVD prison
ⓘ
Katyń Forest near Smolensk ⓘ
linked to:
Katyn war cemetery
Kharkiv NKVD prison ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Katyń Forest
ⓘ
linked to:
Katyn massacre
Katyń massacre ⓘ
linked to:
Katyn massacre
|
| observedBy |
Polish Armed Forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland
Polish diaspora communities ⓘ Polish schools ⓘ Polish state institutions ⓘ |
| officialName |
Dzień Pamięci Ofiar Zbrodni Katyńskiej
ⓘ
linked to:
Katyń Memorial Day
|
| partOf | Polish culture of remembrance ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Republic of Poland ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Katyń massacre
ⓘ
linked to:
Katyn massacre
Soviet political repression ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| significance | honors Polish military and civilian elites murdered in 1940 ⓘ |
| timePeriodCommemorated | 1940 ⓘ |
| typicalActivity |
educational events about the Katyń massacre
ⓘ
laying wreaths at Katyń memorials ⓘ official state ceremonies ⓘ religious services for the victims ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Katyń Memorial Day Description of subject: Katyń Memorial Day is a Polish national day of remembrance honoring the victims of the 1940 Soviet massacre of Polish officers and intelligentsia in the Katyń Forest and related sites.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Katyń Memorial Day