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Katyn Forest Victims Reburial

2013-3648
Accession Number
2013-3648
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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Description

Solemn reburial of the remnants of over four thousand Polish Army Staff Officers whose bodies have been discovered executed (shot in the back of the neck) in a dense forest near the Polish village of Katyn. Polish priest (center, dark robe) celebrates. Villagers herded up to witness. German propaganda staff and foreign correspondents are in background. Responsibility still not definitely established. Both opponents accused each other. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit.

Date(s)
May 1943