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Katyn

Katyń

2007122 minPLIMDb 7.0/10 · 18.4K votes

On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland, unleashing World War II. On September 17th, the Soviet Red Army crosses the border. The Polish army, unable to fight on two fronts, is defeated. Thousands of Polish men, both military and government officials, are captured by the invaders. Their fate will only be known several years later.

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REPRESENTED HISTORY

01.09.1939 → 1945

Primary placement confidence: high. Importance on the World History timeline: 5/5.

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History of PolandKingdom, Commonwealth, partitions and modern statehood→World War IIFrom war in East Asia and the invasion of Poland to global defeat, justice and memory.→
Historical periods1
World War IISetting · War Period

Global armed conflict from 1939 to 1945, including war in Europe, Asia and the Pacific, mass civilian suffering and major geopolitical change.

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Katyn massacrePrimary Subject · Massacre

Soviet security forces murdered Polish prisoners and detainees in mass executions during spring 1940.

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KatynDepicted · Village
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PolandPrimary Setting · Country
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