One more idiotic "secret finding" from fans of Dr Goebbels.
Let me see...
1. Germans capture some US military and do what with them? Put them into one of POW camp. As any other Western POW.
2. Then, Germans take those American POW (why not French or British, or even Polish?) out of their camp and drive them all the way to Smolensk to have a look at some mass grave (considering the number of all mass graves all across Europe!)? Why?
But then it gets better:
3. Those US POW who most likely were shot from the sky and were not of any medical profession, had a look at the bodies and determined the exact time of their death!
They also did some ballistic expertise and determined where the bullets were made. And despite the fact they were of German origin, they (US POW) came to conclusion, the bullets were fired by the Russians!
4. After that Germans gracefully allowed American POW to write their "secret reports" and send those reports to the president of the United States of America!
5. Then again, how did American POWs find out where exactly were they taken? Were they given tour of Smolensk before being taken to the grave?
You, Americans, are so easily bought on any piece of crap, it makes me wonder if living on your big "island" did it to you or was it your edumacation coupled with McDonalds and your "reality" shows?
Ever heard about this:
http://library2.lawschool.cornell.edu/donovan/
Cornell Law Library - Nuremberg Trials Collection: The Donovan Archive Index
Now, about the subject.
1. That Soviets were responsible for Katyn was a claim made by Dr.Goebbels.
2. POLISH Red Cross investigated the mass graves and came to a conclusion that it was done by Germans. Among the evidence pointing to that were: German manufactured cords on victims' hands; German bullets used; the trajectory of the bullets that were consistent with German way of execution, but not with that of NKVD; and a great number of personal artefacts and signed garments (it was against NKVD regulations to allow ANY personal items on the executed!). Btw, some people identified by their personal items were later found live and well in Poland...
3. The conclusions of Polish Red Cross were excepted at Nurnberg. The revision to Dr.Goebbels version of events started in mid 80-s in preparation for the dismemberment of the USSR.
Of course, the findings and the conclusions of the POLISH Red Cross who were first to examine Katyn we should disregard because Dr.Goebbels said it were Soviets who did it in Katyn, and the leadership that destroyed the Soviet Union at behest of the US appologised.
Then why did the same Russian leadership refuse to pay Poland compensation for Katyn and demanded documented proof, the proof the Polish Institute of National Rememberance said they LOST!!!!
If Polish latest claims were true, PolandÂ’s Institute of National Remembrance would not have "lost" the related documents just at the time they were required to produce them in order to swindle Russian Federation for compensation.
Incidentally, I've never heard Poles or any other "civilised nation" cry out in indignation at "Polish officers" torturing to death some 80 000 Soviet POW in concentration camps in 1920-s; or using army and death squads against Galitchian peasants during famine of 1930-s.
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reference my post from History thread