Katyn

Despite evidence of Soviet guilt, the U.S. and UK largely avoided the issue during the war to maintain their alliance with Stalin against Hitler.

The USSR immediately blamed the Nazis for the killings, claiming the Poles were executed during the German advance in 1941. Despite evidence of Soviet guilt, the U

The Polish "intelligentsia"—military officers, police, professors, lawyers, and doctors—intended to decapitate the Polish nation's leadership. Despite evidence of Soviet guilt

The primary site of discovery and a major memorial. 000 Polish nationals

Home to the Katyń Museum , which preserves the memory of those lost.

Roughly 22,000 Polish nationals, including approximately 4,500 officers found in Katyn forest.