In April 1943, Nazi German forces occupying the region discovered mass graves in the Katyn forest near Smolensk. They publicized the find to drive a wedge between the Western Allies and the Soviet Union.
The primary site of discovery and a major memorial. In April 1943, Nazi German forces occupying the
The Polish "intelligentsia"—military officers, police, professors, lawyers, and doctors—intended to decapitate the Polish nation's leadership. In April 1943
The USSR immediately blamed the Nazis for the killings, claiming the Poles were executed during the German advance in 1941. In April 1943, Nazi German forces occupying the