Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

In Piłsudski Square, the largest in Warsaw, is a monument for unidentified soldiers who have died fighting for Poland. The tomb dates to 1925, and contains the body of a soldier who fell in the Battle of Lemberg of 1918-1919 between Poland and the West Ukrainian People’s Republic. The monument housing the tomb is a fragment (three arches) from the arcade that once belonged to the Saxon Palace, demolished after the Warsaw Uprising. Under the central arch is the tomb and eternal flame, watched by the Representative Honour Guard Battalion of the Polish Armed Forces. At the stroke of every hour 365 days a year the guard is changed. Every 15 August the monument and square are the focus of ceremonies for the Polish Armed Forces Day.