The Polish Underground State and Home Army were never given proper recognition in communist Poland because of the lack of independence and free public expression.

The ceremony was preceded by Holy Mass celebrated by Polish Primate Cardinal Józef Glemp, and on June 11, the monument was dedicated by Pope John Paul II.

It is an abstract design which takes the form of an obelisk 32 meters high, which is topped with light gray Italian granite slabs.

[3] The location near the Parliament is supposed to symbolize the continuity of the Polish state whose most important institutions, despite the occupation, did not stop their activities for even one day.

Due to the fact that the monument is an abstract form, its interpretation may vary - a wing of a bird symbolizing eternal desired freedom, or the bastion of a fortress.