Exhumation of bodies massacred in the Katyn Forest

Identifier
irn1003277
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2003.473.1
  • RG-60.3860
Dates
1 Jan 1943 - 31 Dec 1943
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Filmoteka Narodowa

Scope and Content

Exhumations of bodies of 12,000 Polish army officers massacred by Soviets. The Katyn massacre took place in 1940. The bodies were exhumed by the Nazis in 1943.

Note(s)

  • USHMM Betacam made from VHS copies provided by WFDiF.

Subjects

  • MASSACRES
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (POLISH)
  • FORESTS
  • CORPSES

Places

  • Katyn Forest, Soviet Union

Genre

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