Monument to the Battle of Monte Cassino, Warsaw

The Monument to the Battle of Monte Cassino (Polish: Pomnik Bitwy o Monte Cassino w Warszawie) is a monument in Warsaw, Poland located in the square between General Anders Street and the gates of the Krasiński Gardens near the National Archaeological Museum in the Warsaw Arsenal.

The monument was financed by contributions from veterans of the Polish Army 2nd Corps, who captured Monte Cassino on 18 May 1944, and grants from numerous institutions.

The monument was designed by sculptor Kazimierz Gustaw Zemła and architect Wojciech Zabłocki.

It is made of reinforced concrete covered with white Carrara marble and weighs 220 tonnes.

Within the base of the monument can be seen the hill of Monte Cassino covered with a shroud, the figure of the Virgin Mary and scattered helmets.

The monument at night