“To the Unknown – Compatriots. 1925–2025” is the title of an IPN exhibition prepared to mark the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It was officially opened on 24 November 2025 at Piłsudski Square in Warsaw. The event was attended by the deputy presidents of the IPN, Prof. Karol Polejowski and Mateusz Szpytma, Ph.D.

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw is a sanctuary of national memory, a symbol of the courage and sacrifice of many generations of Poles who, throughout our more than a thousand-year history, gave their lives in defense of the freedom and independence of their homeland. In this sacred place, we pay tribute to the countless nameless heroes who died so that Poland could continue to exist and so that the white and red colors could forever lead our nation into the future, wrote the Polish President Karol Nawrocki in a letter read by his adviser, Krzysztof Wacławek.

Located at Piłsudski Square in the center of the Polish capital,  the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier it’s a tourist attraction which reminds visitors of Polish history. The great battles fought by the Poles throughout the centuries are commemorated on the stone tablets. From the battle of Cedynia in 972 to the last struggles of the anti-communist Cursed Soldiers, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier it’s a site which commemorates thousands of Polish soldiers who fell on the battlefields, especially those „unknown”, „nameless”, „anonymous” soldiers, whose remains were never found or buried.

100 years ago, on 2 November 1925 ashes of a young unidentified soldier who fought during the defense of Lwów in 1918 were placed in the tomb. On that day, the tomb was unveiled during a special ceremony. Since then, earth from various battlefields where Polish soldiers have fought has been added to the urns.