1943 ⟶ First Reports of Katyn Massacre Emerge
The first reports of the Katyn massacre in Poland seep to th...
Year
1940
1943
1944
🔪 Katyn Massacre: Soviet NKVD Executes Polish Officers
22,000 Polish officers, policemen, and others are massacred by the Soviet NKVD in the Katyn massacre.⟶
massacrewar crimesSoviet UnionPolandNKVDexecutionatrocitypolitical repressionEastern Front
💀 First Reports of Katyn Massacre Emerge
The first reports of the Katyn massacre in Poland seep to the West; reports say that more than 22,000 prisoners of war were killed by the NKVD, who eventually blame the massacre on the Germans.⟶
Katyn MassacrePolandSoviet UnionGermanyWar CrimesPropagandaMass MurderWWIIEastern Europe
💀 Radio Berlin Announces Katyn Massacre Discovery
Radio Berlin announces the discovery by Wehrmacht of mass graves of Poles purportedly killed by Soviets in the Katyn massacre.⟶
PropagandaGermanyRussiaKatyn MassacreMass GravesWar CrimesSoviet UnionWehrmacht
💀 Wola Massacre in Warsaw
Wola massacre: 40-50 thousand civilians murdered by German and collaborating Russian forces in the Wola district of Warsaw.⟶
WarsawPolandMassacreCivilian CasualtiesGermanyWWIIWar CrimesEastern FrontBrutalityWola District