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21 December 2025

A soldier of the Polish Army attends a ceremony at the Cross-Monument to the Miners of the 'Wujek' Coal Mine during commemorations marking the 44th anniversary of the pacification of the 'Wujek' mine, in Katowice, Poland, on December 16, 2025. On December 16, 1981, in Katowice, striking miners at the 'Wujek' coal mine are violently suppressed by units of ZOMO acting under orders issued by Wojciech Jaruzelski. As a result of these actions, six miners are killed at the scene, three others later die in hospital, and 23 are injured. These events bring the strike at the mine to an end.

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20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Polish President Karol Nawrocki attends a ceremony at the Cross Memorial at the Wujek mine on the 44th anniversary of the 1981 Wujek mine pacification in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 16, 2025. The event commemorates the miners who lost their lives during clashes with security forces under martial law and honors their role in Silesian labor history.

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20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Polish President Karol Nawrocki delivers a speech at the Cross Memorial during a ceremony commemorating the 44th anniversary of the 1981 pacification of the Wujek coal mine, honoring the miners who were killed and injured during the crackdown, in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 16, 2025. In December 1981, during the introduction of martial law in communist Poland, security forces opened fire on striking miners at the 'Wujek' mine, killing nine workers and injuring many others.

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20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Polish President Karol Nawrocki attends a Mass at the Church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross during ceremonies commemorating the 44th anniversary of the 1981 pacification of the 'Wujek coal mine,' in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 16, 2025. In December 1981, during the introduction of martial law in communist Poland, security forces opened fire on striking miners at the 'Wujek' mine, killing nine workers and injuring many others.

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20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Polish President Karol Nawrocki delivers a speech at the Cross Memorial during a ceremony commemorating the 44th anniversary of the 1981 pacification of the Wujek coal mine, honoring the miners who were killed and injured during the crackdown, in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 16, 2025. In December 1981, during the introduction of martial law in communist Poland, security forces opened fire on striking miners at the 'Wujek' mine, killing nine workers and injuring many others.

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20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Polish President Karol Nawrocki delivers a speech at the Cross Memorial during a ceremony commemorating the 44th anniversary of the 1981 pacification of the Wujek coal mine, honoring the miners who were killed and injured during the crackdown, in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 16, 2025. In December 1981, during the introduction of martial law in communist Poland, security forces opened fire on striking miners at the 'Wujek' mine, killing nine workers and injuring many others.

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20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Polish President Karol Nawrocki delivers a speech at the Cross Memorial during a ceremony commemorating the 44th anniversary of the 1981 pacification of the Wujek coal mine, honoring the miners who were killed and injured during the crackdown, in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 16, 2025. In December 1981, during the introduction of martial law in communist Poland, security forces opened fire on striking miners at the 'Wujek' mine, killing nine workers and injuring many others.

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20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Polish President Karol Nawrocki delivers a speech at the Cross Memorial during a ceremony commemorating the 44th anniversary of the 1981 pacification of the Wujek coal mine, honoring the miners who were killed and injured during the crackdown, in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 16, 2025. In December 1981, during the introduction of martial law in communist Poland, security forces opened fire on striking miners at the 'Wujek' mine, killing nine workers and injuring many others.

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20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Polish President Karol Nawrocki delivers a speech at the Cross Memorial during a ceremony commemorating the 44th anniversary of the 1981 pacification of the Wujek coal mine, honoring the miners who were killed and injured during the crackdown, in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 16, 2025. In December 1981, during the introduction of martial law in communist Poland, security forces opened fire on striking miners at the 'Wujek' mine, killing nine workers and injuring many others.

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20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Polish President Karol Nawrocki delivers a speech at the Cross Memorial during a ceremony commemorating the 44th anniversary of the 1981 pacification of the Wujek coal mine, honoring the miners who were killed and injured during the crackdown, in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 16, 2025. In December 1981, during the introduction of martial law in communist Poland, security forces opened fire on striking miners at the 'Wujek' mine, killing nine workers and injuring many others.

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20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Polish President Karol Nawrocki delivers a speech at the Cross Memorial during a ceremony commemorating the 44th anniversary of the 1981 pacification of the Wujek coal mine, honoring the miners who were killed and injured during the crackdown, in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 16, 2025. In December 1981, during the introduction of martial law in communist Poland, security forces opened fire on striking miners at the 'Wujek' mine, killing nine workers and injuring many others.

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20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Polish President Karol Nawrocki delivers a speech at the Cross Memorial during a ceremony commemorating the 44th anniversary of the 1981 pacification of the Wujek coal mine, honoring the miners who were killed and injured during the crackdown, in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 16, 2025. In December 1981, during the introduction of martial law in communist Poland, security forces opened fire on striking miners at the 'Wujek' mine, killing nine workers and injuring many others.

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20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Polish President Karol Nawrocki delivers a speech at the Cross Memorial during a ceremony commemorating the 44th anniversary of the 1981 pacification of the Wujek coal mine, honoring the miners who were killed and injured during the crackdown, in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 16, 2025. In December 1981, during the introduction of martial law in communist Poland, security forces opened fire on striking miners at the 'Wujek' mine, killing nine workers and injuring many others.

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#13116347

20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: A member of the mining community carries a banner during a ceremony at the Cross Memorial outside the Wujek coal mine, marking the 44th anniversary of the 1981 pacification of the mine, in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 16, 2025. In December 1981, following the introduction of martial law in communist Poland, security forces opened fire on striking miners at the Wujek mine, killing nine workers and injuring many others.

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#13116276

20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Members of the Polish Army attend a Mass at the Church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross to commemorate the 44th anniversary of the Wujek mine tragedy, in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 16, 2025. The 1981 attack on striking miners by security forces left nine dead and numerous others wounded during martial law in communist Poland.

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#13116288

20 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND – DECEMBER 16: Michal Wos MP is seen during a Mass at the Church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross during ceremonies commemorating the 44th anniversary of the 1981 pacification of the 'Wujek coal mine,' in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 16, 2025. In December 1981, during the introduction of martial law in communist Poland, security forces opened fire on striking miners at the 'Wujek' mine, killing nine workers and injuring many others.

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