Plaque Wording: Here lie the remains of Walenty Badylak. A Polish patriot who tragically took his own life in an act of protest against historical falsehoods. On March 21, 1980, he set himself on fire in Kraków's Main Square to denounce the silence surrounding the Katyn Massacre, a crime committed by the Soviet NKVD against Polish officers in 1940. His act of self-immolation was a desperate plea for truth in an era of censorship. This commemorative plaque honours his sacrifice and serves as a reminder of the pursuit of historical truth.