1943Radio Berlin Announces Katyn Massacre Discovery

Radio Berlin announces the discovery by Wehrmacht of mass gr...
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💀 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.
Radio Berlin Announces Katyn Massacre Discovery (1943)
PropagandaGermanyRussiaKatyn MassacreMass GravesWar CrimesSoviet UnionWehrmacht

💀 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.
First Reports of Katyn Massacre Emerge (1943)
Katyn MassacrePolandSoviet UnionGermanyWar CrimesPropagandaMass MurderWWIIEastern Europe